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Maryam Yusuf Jamal
Ethiopian-born Bahraini middle-distance runner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maryam Yusuf Jamal (Arabic: مريم يوسف جمال; Oromo: Maryam Yuusuf Jamaal) (born Zenebech Tola) (born 16 September 1984) is an Ethiopian-born Bahraini middle-distance runner. She is the first Bahraini athlete to win an Olympic medal, a gold (originally bronze, but later upgraded after two doping violations) in the 1,500m women's race, in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1] This was also the first Olympic medal won by a woman representing a Gulf state.[2] Born in Ethiopia, 2005 was her first full season. She gained the national record and ran the fastest 3000 m of the year, with a time of 8:28.87 at a race in Oslo. Jamal is a two-time world champion in the 1,500 m, having won at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships in Athletics.
![]() Jamal at the 2010 Aviva Grand Prix | ||
Medal record | ||
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Women's athletics | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Olympic Games | ||
![]() | 2012 London | 1500 m |
World Championships | ||
![]() | 2007 Osaka | 1500 m |
![]() | 2009 Berlin | 1500 m |
World Indoor Championships | ||
![]() | 2008 Valencia | 1500 m |
![]() | 2014 Sopot | 3000 m |
IAAF World Cup | ||
![]() | 2006 Athens | 1500 m |
Asian Games | ||
![]() | 2006 Incheon | 800 m |
![]() | 2006 Incheon | 1500 m |
![]() | 2010 Guangzhou | 1500 m |
![]() | 2014 Incheon | 1500 m |
![]() | 2014 Incheon | 5000 m |
Asian Cross Country Championships | ||
![]() | 2007 Amman | Senior race |
![]() | 2009 Manama | Senior race |
She represented Bahrain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, finishing fifth in the 1,500 m final.[3] Jamal has also had much success at regional competitions: winning two gold medals at the 2006 Asian Games in addition to the Asian Cross Country Championships in both 2007 and 2009.