| Abdul Buhari | |
| Nationality: | British |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | Discus throw |
| Birth Date: | 1982 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Nigeria |
| Weight: | 125kg (276lb) |
| Pb: | 65.44 m |
Abdul Buhari (born 26 June 1982) is a British athlete who competes in the discus throw. He was born in Nigeria.[1]
Buhari was educated at two state schools in London: at Millbank Primary School, a state primary school in the London Borough of the City of Westminster, and the London Nautical School, a selective boys' state secondary school in the London Borough of Lambeth.
Buhari is a member of the Newham and Essex Beagles club and is coached by Mark Wiseman. He works two days a week in the City of London, in operations support for investment bank Credit Suisse and spends the rest of the week training in Loughborough.[2]
Buhari missed the 2010 Commonwealth Games due to injury.[3] In 2011 he set a new personal best distance of . He won the UK Trials and Championships with a throw of, qualifying for the 2011 World Championships, held in Daegu, South Korea in the process.[4] At the Championships he had a best throw of in the qualifying round, finishing 30th out of the competing athletes and failing to advance to the final.[5]
Buhari represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, but failed to reach the discus final.[6] At the 2012 GB Olympic Athletics Trials on 24 June in Birmingham, Buhari finished third with a best throw of ; Lawrence Okoye won the event with a throw of, securing automatic selection for the 2012 Olympics, and Brett Morse finished second with a best of .[7] In July 2012 he achieved the Olympic 'A' qualifying standard with a throw of at a meeting in Barnet, London.[8]
Buhari was selected to compete for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's discus alongside compatriots Lawrence Okoye and Brett Morse.[9] The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 6–7 August and Buhari finished in 29th, missing out on the final.[10] [11]