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, and only (as 2024) 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
- Amadou Dia Ba at Olympics.com
- Amadou Dia Ba at Olympedia
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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)