Omar Moussa (runner)
Djiboutian long-distance runner
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Omar Moussa Bouh (born 8 February 1961), also spelled Omar Musa, is a Djiboutian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He won the marathon silver medal at the 1983 Arab Athletics Championships, and finished 4th at the 1994 Francophone Games.
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Medal record
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Career
Moussa's first international medal was at the 1983 Arab Athletics Championships in Amman, placing 2nd in the marathon.[1] At the 1988 Summer Olympics, he finished 49th in the marathon.[2]
The following year at the 1989 World Marathon Cup, Moussa finished 46th with a time of 2:19:18 hours.[3] Moussa ran his marathon personal best of 2:13:57 in 1994.[2] He also competed at the Francophone Games in 1994, where he finished 4th in the marathon, less than three minutes behind bronze medallist Omar Abdillahi Charmarke.[4]
Moussa finished runner-up at the inaugural Lille Marathon, 3rd at the 1986 Marathon Beneva de Montréal, and 5th at the 1986 Paris Marathon.[5]
He again entered the marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics but he didn't finish the course.[6]
