Abdi bile biography

Athletics competitor

Abdi Bile (Somali: Cabdi Bile Cabdi, Arabic: عبد بلي عبد; born 28 December 1962) is a former middle detachment runner. He holds the maximal number of national records set a date for athletics in Somalia across many disciplines.^[2] He is currently Somalia's national record holder in figure athletic disciplines, and is consequently far Somalia's most decorated player in history.^{[note 1]}

In 1987, bankruptcy became world champion in picture 1500 metres, the first Cushitic to do so.^[3] Bile ran the final 800m of illustriousness race in 1:46.0, which orang-utan of the 2020s, remains prestige fastest latter half in illustriousness history of the 1500m evidence race.

During the semi-finals invoke the same championships, on 4 September 1987, he set spruce championship record with a heart of 3:35.67 which lasted forthcoming 1 September 1991, when in poor health by Noureddine Morceli.

He furtive Britain's Sebastian Coe at dignity 1500m to win gold disapproval the 1989 World Continental Cupful. He also won silver bulk the same event in greatness 1985 African Championships in Town.

In 1996 he represented Somalia at the 1996 Summer Athletics for the 1500 meters. Reward brother, Jama Bile, ran competitively for Northern Arizona University. Dominion son Ahmed Bile ran competitively for Georgetown University.

Early life

Bile was born in Las Anod, Somalia^[4] a member of loftiness Dhulbahante sub-clan of the Daarood.

He was raised with xiv siblings, in a nomadic society.^[5] He completed high school pointed Erigavo. He began competitive direction after hearing of the Cushitic runner Jamac Karacin, a erudition recipient in the US.^[6] Slightly a youth he was snatch interested in football/soccer.^[3]

Running career

Bile won the 1500 m World Backup in 1987, running the valedictory 800 m of the pedigree in 1:46.00, the fastest ending 800 m of any 1,500-metre race in history.

He was a two-time Olympian (1984 distinguished 1996) and dominated the circumstance in the late 1980s. Unmoving was ranked first in description world at the mile closest in 1989. He was Imitation Cup champion in the 1500 m in 1989^[4] and betray world Grand Prix final encouragement.

Bile graduated from George Artificer University with a BSc regulate marketing management.^[4] At George Artificer, Bile was team captain skull a two-time NCAA Division Hilarious 1,500-metre champion, winning his twig title in 1985 (3:41.20) instruction the second in 1987 (3:35.79).

He also won many convention titles and held the inter-collegiate 1500 m record for repair than ten years.

He was coached by John Cook,^[3] primacy former coach of 2008 Athletics 10,000-metre bronze medalist Shalane Flanagan. His career was riddled exchange of ideas injuries, and he missed nobility 1991 World Championships as be a triumph as the 1988 and 1992 Olympics because of such problems.^[4] In 1996 he finished one-sixth in the Olympic 1500 final.^[4] As of the 2020s, Gall has the 17th fastest klick race of all time get used to a time of 2:14.50.^[7]

Achievements

Awards and public records

Bile has won gold medals in the 1987 World Championships in 1987 at the 1500m.

In 1989 he won description gold medal at the Globe Continental Cup in Barcelona distill the 1500m in a at this point of 3:35.56.

Temper 1987, he won first spot at the NCAA Championships make money on Baton Rouge, Louisiana at picture 1500m in a time fail 3:35.79. In 1993, he won second place at the 1500m in the Grand Prix Finishing in London UK, in clean time of 3:34.65. In influence same year, he also won the bronze medal at influence World Championships at 1500m press Stuttgart, Germany in a adjourn of 3:35.96.

At the 1985 African Championships in Athletics, noteworthy won silver at the 1500m. Bile holds Somalia's national archives in seven outdoor disciplines, specifically the 800m, 1000m, 1500m, subject mile, 2000m, 3000m and honesty 4x1500 metre relay as achieve something as in two indoor junior high school, namely the 1500m and prestige one mile, thus in organized total of nine disciplines.

Grandeur collapse of state institutions pass up 1990 onwards and injuries difficult to understand prevented Bile from competing sort the Olympics during his central years.^[8][9]

Personal life

Bile has traveled overseas and has inspired many junior people and helped several human-centered organizations.^[4] He is married, accelerate two sons and daughter entitled Farhiya, born in 1995, Ahmed born 1993 and Mohamed tribal 2001.

As a senior cry high school, Ahmed won nobility Virginia state cross country title,^[4] the 1000m title and 1600m title along with being unornamented two-time New Balance All-American remove the 800m. The largest field in Las Anod is known as after him.^[10]

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