Simon Robert Naali

Simon Robert Naali (March 9, 1966 – August 13, 1994) was a Tanzanian marathon runner.^[1]

Naali finished eleventh at the 1993 World Championships in 2:19:30 hours. He won the bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, but did not finish the race.^[1]

Naali died in 1994, aged 28 in Moshi, Kilimanjaro, while recovering from injuries suffered in a hit-and-run accident in Tanzania.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Tanzania
1989	Honolulu Marathon	Honolulu, United States	1st	Marathon	2:11:47
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	3rd	Marathon	2:10:38
	Stockholm Marathon	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	Marathon	2:13:04
	Honolulu Marathon	Honolulu, United States	1st	Marathon	2:17:29
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	—	Marathon	DNF
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	11th	Marathon	2:19:30

References

1. "Simon Robert Naali". sports-reference.com/. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
2. "Injuries prove fatal to marathoner Naali". The Honolulu Advertiser. 1994-08-16. p. 23. Retrieved 2024-03-17.

External links

• Simon Robert Naali at World Athletics
• sports-reference