Ahmad Hassan Abdullah

Ahmad Hassan Abdullah
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Qatar
World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 St Etienne Long race
World Half Marathon Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 New Delhi Half marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Rio de Janeiro Half marathon
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Manila 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Amman 10,000 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Amman 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Guangzhou 10,000 m

Ahmad Hassan Abdullah (Arabic: عبد الله أحمد حسن, born Albert Chepkurui on July 29, 1981[1] in Kaptarakwa, Kenya) is a long-distance and cross country runner, now representing Qatar after his switch from Kenya in 2003. Other runners who have made the same switch include Saif Saeed Shaheen.

Abdullah has won bronze medals at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2004 and 2008 editions of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. He represented Qatar over 10,000 metres at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and three times at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. He is a two-time Asian champion in the 10,000 m (2003 and 2007) and holds the Asian record with his personal best time of 26:38.76 minutes.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Ahmad Hassan Abdullah", Athlete Profile at iaaf.org. Retrieved 8 January 2013.