Abdalelah Haroun Explained

Abdalelah Haroun
Native Name:عبد الإله هارون
Native Name Lang:ar
Nationality:Sudanese
Qatari
Birth Date:1 January 1997
Birth Place:Al-Soki, Sennar, Sudan
Death Place:Doha, Qatar
Height:1.85 m
Weight:80 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:400 metres
Coach:Luiz de Oliveira[1]
Pb:400 m: 44.07 (2018)
500 m(indoors): 59.83 WB (Stockholm 2016)
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Abdalelah Haroun Hassan (Arabic: عبد الإله هارون; 1 January 1997  - 26 June 2021) was a Qatari track and field sprinter. He specialised in the 400 metres. He was the 2015 Asian champion in the event and holds the Asian indoor record.

Biography

Haroun was recruited at a young age from Sudan by Qatar. He gained eligibility to represent Qatar in February 2015.[2] His first recorded performance was a time of 45.74 seconds for the 400 m in Doha in April 2014, which placed him among the world's most promising young sprinters for the event.[3] [4] He announced himself on the elite scene in his next performance at the XL Galan in February 2015 by running an Asian indoor record of 45.39 seconds, which was also the third fastest ever by a junior category athlete and the fastest ever indoor debut.[5] [6] His next outing one month later he set an outdoor best of 44.68 seconds.[7] He was a comfortable victor at the 2015 Arab Athletics Championships in April, beating Egypt's Anas Beshr by nearly a second.[8]

He ran at the Doha Diamond League meeting and won the non-Diamond-race contest with another sub-45-second run.[9] On his IAAF Diamond League debut proper, he finished fifth at the Prefontaine Classic.[10] He quickly established himself as one of Asia's top senior athletes at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships by beating two-time defending champion Yousef Masrahi of Saudi Arabia in the 400 m final with his third 44.68-second clocking of the season. Masrahi was indignant about losing to his younger rival, saying "44.68 is nothing for me actually. I will come back. I will break the Asian record again".[11]

On June 26, 2021, Haroun died in a car crash in Doha, at the age of 24.[12] [13] [14]

Personal bests

International competitions

2015Arab ChampionshipsIsa Town, Bahrainbgcolor=gold1st400 m44.68
Asian ChampionshipsWuhan, Chinabgcolor=gold1st400 m44.68
2016Asian Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatarbgcolor=gold1st400 m45.88
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:08.20
World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United Statesbgcolor=silver2nd400 m45.59
World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Polandbgcolor=gold1st400 m44.81
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil23rd (sf)400 m46.66
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, Great Britain3rd400 m44.48
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesAshgabat, Turkmenistanbgcolor=gold1st400 m45.68
12th (sf)800 m2:07.94
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:12.58
2018Asian Indoor ChampionshipsTehran, Iranbgcolor=gold1st400 m46.37
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:10.08
World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom400 mDQ
Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesiabgcolor=gold1st400 m44.89
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:00.56
2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar37th (h)400 m47.76

Notes and References

  1. http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=haroun-abdalelah-1209708/index.html NBC Rio 2016 bio
  2. http://spe15.fr/le-qatar-et-le-bahrein-renforcent-leurs-equipes/ Le Qatar et le Bahrein renforcent leurs équipes
  3. https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/qatar/abdalelah-haroun-296825 Abdelalelah Haroun
  4. http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/sprints/400-metres/outdoor/men/junior/2014 400 Metres - men - junior - outdoor - 2014
  5. Julin, A. Lennart (2015-02-19). Dibaba sets world indoor 5000m record in Stockholm. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
  6. http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/doha-diamond-league-2015-balla-ogunode-haroun Qatar's rising stars set to shine in Doha – IAAF Diamond League
  7. http://www.letsrun.com/news/2015/05/lashawn-merritt-and-kirani-james-to-battle-in-400-at-pre-classic/ LaShawn Merritt and Kirani James to battle in 400 at Pre Classic
  8. http://algeria-athleticstats.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1ALG%C3%89RIE-AU-19-EME-CHPT-ARABE-DATHLETISME-BAHREIN-2015..pdf ALGÉRIE AU 19 EME. CHAMPIONNAT PANARABES D’ATHLÉTISME BAHREÏN / MANAMA 24 - 27/04/2015
  9. Tripathi, Rajeev (2015-05-16). Qatar's Haroun fastest Asian in 400m Diamond League . Qatar Tribune. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
  10. http://www.diamondleague.com/athletes/14686631.html Abdalleleh Haroun
  11. Wu, Vincent (2015-06-04). Qatari sprinters dominate at Asian Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
  12. News: 400m World Bronze Medalist Abdalelah Haroun Dies in Car Crash . 26 June 2021 . News18 . 2021-06-26 . en.
  13. Web site: Goh . ZK . Qatari Abdalelah Haroun, 2017 world bronze medallist, dies at 24 . Olympics.com . 26 June 2021 . en . 26 June 2021.
  14. News: Qatari sprinter Haroun killed in crash . 26 June 2021 . BBC Sport.