Abdinasir Said Ibrahim ( so, Cabdinaasir Saiid Ibraahiim, ar, عبد الناصر سعيد ابراهيم) (born July 1, 1989)
IAAF) is a

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete from

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

Career

In preparation for competitive meets in 2008, Ibrahim and fellow athlete Samiya Yusuf Omar trained under difficult circumstances, facing harassment from local militants who interpreted his participation in official track events as compliance with the federal government authorities that they were waging war against. On account of civil unrest in

Mogadishu Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...

, he also did not benefit from the consistent coaching, reliable facilities and competitive meets that other elite-level athletes enjoy.Somalia's runners provide inspiration
Yahoo Sports, August 25, 2008 Ibrahim represented Somalia at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

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, competing in the 5000 metres race. He finished in 37th place overall and 12th in his first round heat, with a time of 14:21.58.Abdinasir Said Ibrahim
Yahoo!Sports The

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recorded the time as a personal best.

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Somalia's Runners Provide Inspiration
1989 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Somalia Somalian male long-distance runners Place of birth missing (living people) {{Somalia-athletics-bio-stub