 Mouhyadin in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 July 1996 Djibouti City, Djibouti | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||
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Abdi Waiss Mouhyadin (Somali : Cabdi Wacays Muxiyadiin) is a Djiboutian middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres. [1] He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing reaching the semifinals. In addition he won a silver medal at the 2015 African Games.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Djibouti | |||||
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:41.38 |
| African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 17th (h) | 1500 m | 3:57.99 | |
| 2015 | Arab Championships | Isa Town, Bahrain | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:46.56 |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 23rd (sf) | 1500 m | 3:46.82 | |
| African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:45.98 | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | – | 1500 m | DNF |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 6th (h) | 1500 m | 3:51.06 1 |
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 16th (h) | 1500 m | 3:44.98 |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 30th (h) | 1500 m | 3:38.79 | |
| 2023 | Arab Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 2nd | 10,000 m | 30:26.04 |
| 1st | Half marathon | 1:06:33 | |||
1Did not start in the final
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