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Abdalelah Haroun

Haroun at the 2017 World Championships
Personal information
Native name	عبد الإله هارون
Nationality	Sudanese Qatari
Born	1 January 1997 Al-Soki, Sennar, Sudan
Died	26 June 2021(2021-06-26) (aged 24) Doha, Qatar
Height	1.85 m
Weight	80 kg
Sport
Country	Qatar
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres
Coached by	Luiz de Oliveira
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 m: 44.07 (2018) 500 m(indoors): 59.83 WB (Stockholm 2016)
Medal record Men's athletics World Championships Bronze 2017 London 400 m World Indoor Championships Silver 2016 Portland 400 m Continental Cup Gold 2018 Ostrava 400 m World Junior Championships Gold 2016 Bydgoszcz 400 m Asian Games Gold 2018 Jakarta 400 m Gold 2018 Jakarta Men's 4×400 m Asian Athletics Championships Gold 2015 Wuhan 400 m Gold 2015 Wuhan 4×400 m relay

Abdalelah Haroun Hassan (Arabic: عبد الإله هارون) was a talented Qatari track and field athlete. He was a sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres race. Born on January 1, 1997, he became the Asian champion in 2015. He also held the Asian indoor record for his event. Sadly, Abdalelah Haroun passed away on June 26, 2021.

Biography

Abdalelah Haroun was originally from Sudan. He was invited by Qatar to join their athletics program when he was young. In February 2015, he became eligible to compete for Qatar.

His first official race was in April 2014 in Doha. He ran the 400 metres in 45.74 seconds. This showed he was a very promising young sprinter.

Early Success

In February 2015, Haroun made a big impact at the XL Galan event. He set a new Asian indoor record of 45.39 seconds. This was one of the fastest indoor times ever for a junior athlete.

Just one month later, he set his best outdoor time of 44.68 seconds. He easily won the 2015 Arab Athletics Championships in April. He beat Egypt's Anas Beshr by almost a full second.

Competing at the Top Level

Haroun then competed at the Doha Diamond League meeting. He won a non-Diamond-race event with another fast time under 45 seconds. In his first main IAAF Diamond League race, he finished fifth at the Prefontaine Classic.

He quickly became one of Asia's top senior athletes. At the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships, he won the 400 metres final. He beat Yousef Masrahi, who had won the title twice before.

Tragic Passing

On June 26, 2021, Abdalelah Haroun sadly passed away. He was 24 years old. His death was caused by a car crash in Doha.

Personal Bests

These are Abdalelah Haroun's best times in his races:

• 400 metres outdoors: 44.07 seconds (set in 2018)
• 400 metres indoors: 45.39 seconds (set in 2015), which is an AR
• 4 × 400 metres relay: 3:00.56 (set in 2018), which is an AR

International Competitions

Abdalelah Haroun competed in many important international events. Here are some of his results:

See also

In Spanish: Abdalelah Haroun para niños