Jena Umar

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Jena Umar
Personal information
Full nameJena Umar Mohamed
Born (1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 (age 27)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 800 metres
Updated on 29 August 2015.

Jena Umar Mohamed (born 24 December 1995) is a male Ethiopian middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres. [1] He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing reaching the semifinals.

His personal bests in the event are 1:46.07 outdoors (Montbéliard 2015) and 1:49.06 indoors (Mondeville 2015).

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 9th (sf)800 m 1:49.68
2013 African Junior Championships Bambous, Mauritius 6th800 m1:51.79
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 5th800 m 1:46.23
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 8th800 m 1:47.09
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 20th (sf)800 m 1:48.68

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