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Bashir Abdi (born 10 February 1989) is a Belgian long-distance runner. He won bronze medals in the marathon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 World Championships and silver at the 2024 Summer Olympics. In doing so, Abdi became both the first ever Belgian world championship medal winner at the marathon and the first Belgian male athlete to win an individual medal at both the Olympic Games and World Athletics Championships. He claimed silver in the 10,000 metres at the 2018 European Championships. He finished second and third at the 2020 Tokyo Marathon and 2022 London Marathon respectively. Abdi is the European record holder for the marathon.
He also holds the Belgian records in the half marathon and one hour run, and the world best in the rarely contested 20,000 metres on Running track, as well as the Belgian national record for the marathon in the master M35 category.
Abdi is married and has a daughter, Kadra, born 2018, and a son Ibrahim; born 2020. He is a co-founder and vice-chairman of the non-profit organization Sportaround, which organizes after-school sports activities for children in Ghent.
In May 2015, he qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
At the Games, Abdi competed in both the men's 5000 m and 10,000 m. He finished 20th in the 10,000 m final, the race won by Great Britain's Mo Farah.
In 2017, he competed in the London 2017 World Championships in Athletics in the men's 5000 m, placing sixth in his heat.
In 2019, he was second at the Big Half Marathon in London with a time of 1:01:16 in a close finish with race winner Mo Farah and third placer Daniel Wanjiru. Abdi then competed in the London Marathon, placing seventh in a time of 2:07:03 in a race won by Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge in 2:02:37. Virgin Money London Marathon 2019 . Results.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com (28 April 2019). Retrieved on 2021-08-08. In August, he was second in the Beach to Beacon 10 km in the United States, finishing in 28:35. The race was initially won by Kenya's Alex Korio, however he was disqualified. Jairus Birech came in second. Race Results | Granite State Race Services. Gsrs.com (3 August 2019). Retrieved on 2021-08-08. Abdi headed back to Newcastle upon Tyne where he again raced the Great North Run half marathon, finishing fifth in a time of 1:01:11, the race was won by Farah. In October, Abdi ran in the Chicago Marathon, placing fifth with a time of 2:06:14, the race was won by Kenya's Lawrence Cherono in 2:05:45 in a sprint finish. Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Results.chicagomarathon.com. Retrieved on 8 August 2021. Abdi next raced at the Montferland Run 15 km, finishing fifth in a time of 42:29. On New Year's Eve in Spain he won the San Silvestre Vallecana 10k m in Madrid with a time of 27:47.
In 2021, Abdi was second behind Farah at the Djibouti International Half Marathon with a time of 1:03:11. He then placed second at the European 10,000 m Cup in Birmingham in a new personal best of 27:24.41. This performance qualified him for the 10,000 m event at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He focused on the marathon at the Games, however, winning the bronze medal and the first medal for Belgium in the Olympic marathon event since Karel Lismont’s medal 45 years ago. The finish of the marathon provided one of the most enduring images of the 2024 Summer Olympics as Abdi's good friend, Dutch athlete and silver medal winner Abdi Nageeye, also of Somali descent, cheered and encouraged his exhausted Belgian training partner to stay with him as they battled for the medals with Kenya's Lawrence Cherono. In October, Abdi won the rescheduled Rotterdam Marathon, setting a European record with a time of 2:03:36.
In April 2022, he placed fourth at the Rotterdam Marathon. In July that year, Abdi won his second consecutive global bronze in the marathon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, clocking 2:06:48. He earned his second medal at a World Marathon Major by finishing third at the London Marathon in October with a time of 2:05:19.
In April 2023, Abdi regained his Rotterdam Marathon title in a time of 2:03:47, clocking a significant negative second half split of 61:32, setting the second fastest European time in history as he missed his own continental record by just 11 seconds.
At the beginning of 2024 Abdi, while on altitude training in Ethiopia, suffered a sacral stress fracture and was forced to interrupt training for 6 weeks, preventing him to run a spring marathon in preparation for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He returned to competition in the Great Manchester Run, his first race since his injury, and set a Belgian record in the 10 km on the road. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he finished 2nd, winning Belgium's only silver medal at the Games. With his time of 2:06:47 he also broke the Belgian national record for the marathon in the master M35 category. [9]
Running career
2014–2017
Abdi entered the 10,000 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships with the European-leading time set on 4 May. Bashir Abdi: ‘Ik heb tot het laatste moment getwijfeld om te.... Standaard.be (17 August 2014). Retrieved on 2021-08-08. He finished fifth at the event.
2018–2019: Beginning of marathon career
In 2018, Abdi made his marathon debut at the Rotterdam Marathon, placing seventh with a time of 2:10:46. The race was won by Kenya's Kenneth Kipkemoi in 2:05:44. NN Marathon Rotterdam 2018. sporthive.com In August that year, he won silver in the 10,000 m at the 2018 European Athletics Championships. Abdi bezorgt België eerste eremetaal op EK atletiek! – Tranen bij Renée Eykens na val – Drie op drie voor broers Borlée op 400m. hln.be. 7 August 2018 In the autumn Abdi raced several road races placing third at the Great North Run half marathon in a time of 1:00:42, fourth at the Dam tot Damloop 10 miler in 46:08, fifth at the Nijmegen Zevenheuvelenloop 15 km in 43:40 and third at the Montferland Run 15 km in 43:40. Bashir ABDI. worldathletics.org
2020–present: Marathon breakthrough
Abdi opened his 2020 racing campaign by winning the Egmond Half Marathon. He then achieved his first marathon podium position by placing second in the Tokyo Marathon in a new personal best time of 2:04:49. He passed Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma in the closing stages to finish behind the race winner Ethiopia's Birhanu Legese, who ran a time of 2:04:15. Tokyo Marathon 2020. marathon.tokyo Abdi returned to the track in September competing at the Memorial Van Damme in the one hour race. He ran the majority of the race with Farah, taking the lead and setting a European record at 20,000 m of 56:20.02. He finished second behind Farah setting a mark of 21,322 metres.
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Competition record
2010 European Cross Country Championships Albufeira, Portugal 41st U23 race 25:25 2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 15th 5000 m 14:30.52 2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th 5000 m 13:39.01 4th 10,000 m 28:23.72 European Cross Country Championships Szentendre, Hungary 9th Senior race 30:26 2013 European Team Championships First League Dublin, Ireland 1st 5000 m 14:52.78 World Championships Moscow, Russia 23rd 10,000 m 28:41.69 European Cross Country Championships Belgrade, Serbia 8th Senior race 29:53 2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 5th 10,000 m 28:13.61 16th 5000 m 14:24.73 2015 European Team Championships First League Heraklion, Greece 1st 5000 m 15:17.47 World Championships Beijing, China – (f) 10,000 m – (h) 5000 m 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th 10,000 m 28:01.49 33rd (h) 5000 m 13:42.83 2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 19th (h) 5000 m 13:30.71 2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd 10,000 m 28:11.76 2021 European 10,000m Cup Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd 10,000 m 27:24.41 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 3rd Marathon 2:10:00 2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 3rd Marathon 2:06:48 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 2nd Marathon 2:06:47 2019 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 7th Marathon 2:07:03 2020 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 2nd Marathon 2:04:49 2022 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 3rd Marathon 2:05:19
Personal bests
Running track World best Road running European record
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