Babacar Niang
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Senegal | ||
| African Championships | ||
 | 1984 Rabat | 4×400 m |
| 1988 Annaba | 800 m |
 | 1982 Cairo | 4×400 m |
 | 1985 Cairo | 4×400 m |
| 1989 Lagos | 800 m |
Babacar Niang (born 9 September 1958) is a retired Senegalese-French middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He remains Senegal's national record holder in the 1000 metres dating back to 1983. In 1995, he briefly held the masters M35 world record for 800m, which lasted only a month before his contemporary Johnny Gray contested and beat the record.
