Amadou Dia Ba
Senegalese athlete
Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics | ||
Representing Senegal | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1988 Seoul | 400 m hurdles |
El Hadj Amadou Dia Bâ OLY[1] (born September 22, 1958) is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in the 400 metres hurdles. He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal in this event with a personal best time of 47.23 seconds. It was the first Olympic medal for Senegal. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Senegal | |||||
1978 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | High Jump | 2.08 |
1982 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 400 m | 45.80s |
1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.55s | |||
1983 | World Student Games | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 49.61 | |
1984 | African Championships | Rabat, Morocco | 1st | 4X400 m | 3.04.80s |
1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.30s | |||
Olympic Games | Los Angeles, USA | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 49.28 | |
1985 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.29 CR |
1987 | 400 m hurdles | Rome, Italy | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 48.37 |
All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.03 CR | |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 47.23 NR |
African Championships | Annaba, Algeria | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.81 | |
1989 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Casablanca, Morocco | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.47 CR |
References
- ^ "WOA Leadership". World Olympians Association. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
External links
- Amadou Dia Ba at World Athletics
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African Games champions in men's 400 metres hurdles
- 1965: Kimaru Songok (KEN)
- 1973: John Akii-Bua (UGA)
- 1978: Daniel Kimaiyo (KEN)
- 1987: Amadou Dia Ba (SEN)
- 1991: Erick Keter (KEN)
- 1995–99: Ibou Faye (SEN)
- 2003: Osita Okeagu (NGR)
- 2007: L. J. van Zyl (RSA)
- 2011: Abderrahmane Hammadi (ALG)
- 2015-19: Abdelmalik Lahoulou (ALG)
- 2023: Saad Hinti (MAR)