Khalid Kamal Yaseen

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Khalid Kamal Yaseen (born 10 October 1982) is a Bahraini long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.

He was born in Kenya as Peter Ndegwa, but changed name and nationality in 2005. [1] He won the silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games.[ citation needed ] He finished 29th at the 2007 World Championships, 39th at the 2008 World Cross Country Championships and 40th at the 2007 World Championships. [2] He won the Madrid Marathon in 2009. [3]

His personal best times are 28:10.89 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Neerpelt; 1:02:35 hours in the half marathon, achieved in April 2005 in Manama; and 2:11:43 hours in the marathon, achieved in May 2008 in Düsseldorf. [2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar 2ndMarathon 2:15:36
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 29thMarathon 2:26:32
Pan Arab Games Cairo, Egypt 5thHalf marathon 1:05.33
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 40thMarathon 2:20:11
2010 West Asian Championships Aleppo, Syria 2ndHalf marathon1:02:27
Asian Games Guangzhou, China 5thMarathon 2:15:52
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea –Marathon DNF
Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 2ndHalf marathon 1:04:31

References

  1. ↑ Valiente, Emeterio (26 April 2009). "Yaseen and Sizmaz are successful at Madrid Marathon". IAAF . Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 Khalid Kamal Yaseen at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ Valiente, Emeterio (2009-04-26). Yaseen and Sizmaz are successful at Madrid Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-29.
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