Moussa Camara (born 12 February 1988,

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) is a

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an athlete specializing in the

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. He competed for Mali at the

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failing to qualify for the semifinals. These were his first Olympics. During this time he trained in

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his own country experienced the 2012 Malian coup d'état, which has weighed on him.

Competition record

References

Living people 1988 births Malian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Mali Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Mali Sportspeople from Bamako African Games competitors for Mali 21st-century Malian sportsmen {{Mali-athletics-bio-stub