 Hasan Mahboob in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Hasan Mahboob |
| Born | (1981-12-31)31 December 1981 (age 43) Kapsabet, Kenya |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 5000 metres,10000 metres,Half marathon,Marathon |
Medal record | |
Ali Hasan Mahboob (bornSilas Kirui on 31 December 1981 inKapsabet) is a Kenyan-bornBahrainilong-distance runner. He became a naturalized citizen of Bahrain (switching from his birth countryKenya) ahead of the 2006 season. His personal best time for the10,000 metres is 27:22.40 minutes, achieved in May 2012 inWageningen.
In his early career he concentrated onroad running and he won thePrague Half Marathon in 2005. In his debut race at arunning track at the2006 Asian Games he won the10,000 metres final.[1] He won the bronze medal at the2007 Asian Championships. At the end of the year he won the 10,000 m title at the2007 Pan Arab Games and also took bronze in the5000 metres.[2] He made his Olympic debut in the longer event at the2008 Beijing Olympics, where he placed 18th in the final.[3]
His major outing of 2009 was theAsian Athletics Championships and he set achampionship record of 28:23.70 minutes to win the 10,000 m, but was narrowly beaten, preventing him from winning a distance double, byJames Kwalia in the 5000 m.[4] He turned to cross country at the2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and managed to finish in sixth place in the highly competitive men's race.[5] He returned to defend his 10,000 m title at the2010 Asian Games and although he finished third in that event, he won the 5000 m title.[6]
Mahboob again had a top ten finish at the2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, but his main focus was on the track that year.[5] He claimed his second 10,000 m title at the2011 Asian Athletics Championships and was runner-up toJosphat Menjo in that event two weeks later at the2011 Military World Games.[7][8] He elected to run over the longer distance at the2011 World Championships in Athletics, but did not manage to finish the race. He ended the year in regional competition, taking the 10,000 m title and 5000 m bronze at the2011 Pan Arab Games.[9]
At the 2012Asian Cross Country Championships he came fourth in a Bahraini sweep of the top four places and shared in the team title.[10]
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