Abubaker Kaki Khamis

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Abubaker Kaki Khamis

Abubaker Kaki Khamis (Arabic: أبو بكر خميس كاكي; born 21 June 1989) is a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He is a two-time World Indoor Champion over the distance and also won gold at the 2007 All-Africa Games. He represented Sudan at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. He is a member of the Messiria ethnic minority.[2]

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Abubaker Kaki Khamis JJJ
Kaki Khamis at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Personal information
NationalitySudanese
Born (1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 35)
Muglad
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)800 metres, 1000 metres
Coached byJama Aden
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 metres: 1:42.23[1]
1500 metres: 3:31.76[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Sudan
World Championships
2011 Daegu800 m
World Indoor Championships
2008 Valencia800 m
2010 Doha800 m
World Youth Championships
2005 Marrakech1500 m
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Kaki celebrating his win at the 2010 World Indoor Championships

Running career

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In February 2008 he ran a world-leading 2:15.7 in the 1000 m indoors in Sweden. On March 9, 2008, in Valencia, Kaki became the youngest ever World Indoor champion after winning the 800 m final at age 18 years and 262 days.[3] On June 6, 2008, he won the Bislett Games Golden League meeting in Oslo by running 1:42.69, a new world junior record. The previous record (1:43.64) was set by Japheth Kimutai of Kenya in 1997.[4] The following month he entered the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics as the 800 m favorite. He was closely followed by Geoffrey Kibet in the final but he managed to pull clear on the final straight to win the gold medal.[5]

Kaki finished 8th in the third semi-final for the 800 m and did not advance to the final at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[6] In the 2009 World Championships in Berlin he tripped in the semi-final, and did not complete the race.

Kaki retained his title at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships at the age of twenty, becoming only the second athlete after Paul Ereng to complete the feat in the men's 800 m. In the outdoor season, he made his first appearance in the 2010 IAAF Diamond League in an 800 m match-up against David Rudisha. Both runners defeated Sebastian Coe's 31-year-old meeting record, but Kaki was not fast enough to beat Rudisha. Kaki's time of 1:42.23 was a new Sudanese record and, at the time, the fastest 800 m time ever recorded for a non-winning athlete.[7] He won at the Memorial Primo Nebiolo later that month in another quick time of 1:43.48.[8] Since then he made the 800m final at the London 2012 Olympic Games where he finished 7th in 1.43.32, a season's best performance.[citation needed]

Achievements

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Personal bests

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Outdoor
Event Time Date Location
800 metres1:42.23 † ‡4 June 2010Oslo
1000 metres2:13.623 July 2010Eugene
1500 metres3:31.76 †22 July 2011Monaco
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Indoor
Event Time Date Location
800 metres1:44.819 Mar 2008Valencia
1000 metres2:15.7721 Feb 2008Stockholm
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All Information taken from IAAF profile.[9]

Key: † = National record

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