 Khalifa in 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Sudanese | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 December 1956 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 meters, 1500 meters, Mile | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 800 metres: 1:44.75[1] 1500 metres: 3:33.28[1] Mile: 3:53.28[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Omer Khalifa (born 18 December 1956) is a Sudanese retired middle distance runner who set a national record of 3:33.28 minutes over 1500 meters in Grosseto of 1986. Prior to this, he won silver medals in the 800 m and 1500 m races at the Olympic Boycott Games in 1980. Khalifa won the 1500 m race at the World Cup 1985 in Canberra. He finished fifth in the 1500 m final at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome and eighth in the 1984 Summer Olympics in the same event. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing 12th.[2]