Moussa Camara (athlete) explained

Moussa Camara (born 12 February 1988, Bamako) is a Malian athlete specializing in the 800 metres.[1]

He competed for Mali at the 2012 Summer Olympics failing to qualify for the semifinals. These were his first Olympics. During this time he trained in Kenya his own country experienced the 2012 Malian coup d'état, which has weighed on him.[2]

Competition record

Representing
2005World Youth ChampionshipsMarrakech, Morocco43rd (h)800 m1:58.82
2007African Junior ChampionshipsOuagadougou, Burkina Faso19th (h)800 m1:52.60
2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar23rd (h)800 m1:55.84
2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea22nd (sf)800 m1:48.15
All-Africa GamesMaputo, Mozambique9th (h)800 m1:49.99
2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey19th (h)800 m1:52.62
African ChampionshipsPorto Novo, Benin8th800 m1:49.12
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom45th (h)800 m1:51.36
2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia39th (h)800 m1:49.78
Jeux de la FrancophonieNice, France7th800 m1:50.38
2014African ChampionshipsMarrakech, Morocco9th (h)800 m1:47.14
16th (h)1500 m3:56.90
2015African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo14th (h)800 m1:51.81
2016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa9th (sf)800 m1:51.59
15th (h)1500 m3:54.76

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moussa Camara Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114854/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/moussa-camara-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2017-07-03.
  2. Web site: Moussa Camara focused on Olympic dream - 7M sport. www.7msport.com. 2018-05-05.