# Mohamed Suleiman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mohamed_Suleiman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mohamed_Suleiman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Suleiman > Source revision: 1347429423 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Qatari middle-distance runner (born 1969) For the Syrian general, see [Muhammad Suleiman](/source/Muhammad_Suleiman). Mohammed Suleiman Personal information Nationality Qatari Born Doha, Qatar Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Weight 67 kg (148 lb) Sport Country Qatar Sport Athletics Event Middle distance running Club Mizuno Track Club International **Mohammad Ahmed Suleiman** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): محمد أحمد سليمان; born 23 November 1969)[1] is a Qatari [middle-distance runner](/source/Middle-distance_runner) that won Qatar its first Olympic medal ever. ## Career Suleiman was born in doha qatar "Investing in sporting success as a domestic and foreign policy tool: the case of Qatar." International journal of sport policy and politics. At the age of 18, Suleiman participated in the [Olympic Games](/source/Seoul_Olympics) in Seoul over [1500 metres](/source/1500_metres). However, he did not progress to the semi-finals. In 1991, Suleiman qualified for the [World Championships](/source/1991_World_Championships_in_Athletics) in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), where he came in ninth. In 1992, he achieved the greatest success of his career when he won the bronze medal in the [Barcelona Olympics](/source/Barcelona_Olympics) thus becoming the first-ever [Olympic medallist for Qatar](/source/Qatar_at_the_Olympics). Throughout his career, Suleiman ran several [Asian records](/source/List_of_Asian_records_in_athletics) over 1500 m and the [mile run](/source/Mile_run). He won the [gold medal](/source/Gold_medal) in the 1500 m representing Asia at the [1992 IAAF World Cup](/source/1992_IAAF_World_Cup). Suleiman ran for Qatar at two further Olympic Games (in [1996](/source/1996_Summer_Olympics) and [2000](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics)) and reached the event finals, although he did not make the podium. ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sref_1-0)** Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; [Mallon, Bill](/source/Bill_Mallon); et al. ["Mohamed Suleiman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191015031624/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/Mohammed-sulaiman-1.html). *Olympics at Sports-Reference.com*. [Sports Reference LLC](/source/Sports_Reference). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/Mohammed-sulaiman-1.html) on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2012. ## References - [databaseOlympics](https://web.archive.org/web/20070319004246/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SULAIMOH01) at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (archived March 19, 2007) ## External links - [Mohamed Suleiman](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14219115) at [World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics) - [Mohamed Suleiman](https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/mohamed-ahmed-sulaiman) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee) - [Mohamed Suleiman](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/75091) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia) - [Mohamed Suleiman](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000011954) at InterSportStats v t e Asian Games Champions in Athletics – Men's 1500 m 1951: Nikka Singh (IND) 1954: Choi Yoon-chil (KOR) 1958: Mahmoud Khaligh Razavi (IRN) 1962: Mohinder Singh (IND) 1966: Keisuke Sawaki (JPN) 1970: Susumu Noro (JPN) 1974: Muhammad Younis (PAK) 1978: Takashi Ishii (JPN) 1982: Falah Naji (IRQ) 1986: Shuji Oshida (JPN) 1990: Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 1994: Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 1998: Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 2002: Rashid Ramzi (BRN) 2006: Daham Najim Bashir (QAT) 2010: Mohammed Shaween (KSA) 2014: Mohamad Al-Garni (QAT) 2018: Jinson Johnson (IND) 2022: Mohamad Al-Garni (QAT) v t e Asian Games Champions in Athletics – Men's 5000 m 1951: Ali Baghbanbashi (IRN) 1954: Osamu Inoue (JPN) 1958: Osamu Inoue (JPN) 1962: Mubarak Shah (PAK) 1966: Keisuke Sawaki (JPN) 1970: Lucien Rosa (CEY) 1974: Shivnath Singh (IND) 1978: Hari Chand (IND) 1982: Masanari Shintaku (JPN) 1986: Kim Jong-yoon (KOR) 1990: Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 1994: Toshinari Takaoka (JPN) 1998: Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 2002: Mukhlid Al-Otaibi (KSA) 2006: James Kwalia (QAT) 2010: Hasan Mahboob (BRN) 2014: Mohamad Al-Garni (QAT) 2018: Birhanu Balew (BRN) 2022: Birhanu Balew (BRN) v t e Asian Athletics Champions in men's 1500 metres 1973: Kazuyoshi Mizuno (JPN) 1975: Takashi Ishii (JPN) 1979: Ratan Singh Bhadouria (IND) 1981: Takashi Ishii (JPN) 1983: Suresh Yadav (IND) 1985: Bagicha Singh (IND) 1987: Duan Xiuquan (CHN) 1989: Bahadur Prasad (IND) 1991: Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 1993: Kim Soon-hyung (KOR) 1995–2000: Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 2002: Abdulrahman Suleiman (QAT) 2003: Rashid Ramzi (BRN) 2005: Abubaker Ali Kamal (QAT) 2007–2009: Mohammed Shaween (KSA) 2011: Mohammad Al-Azemi (KUW) 2013: Emad Noor (KSA) 2015: Mohamad Al-Garni (QAT) 2017: Ajay Kumar Saroj (IND) 2019: Abraham Rotich (BHR) 2023: Ajay Kumar Saroj (IND) 2025: Kazuto Iizawa (JPN) v t e Asian Athletics Champions in men's 5000 metres 1973: Ichio Sato (JPN) 1975: Kunimitsu Itō (JPN) 1979: Hideki Kita (JPN) 1981: Gopal Saini (IND) 1983: Zhang Guowei (CHN) 1985: Kozu Akutsu (JPN) 1987: Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama (QAT) 1989: Zhang Guowei (CHN) 1991: Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 1993: Bahadur Prasad (IND) 1995: Saad Al-Asmari (KSA) 1998: Toshinari Takaoka (JPN) 2000: Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama (QAT) 2002: Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin (QAT) 2003: Abdulaziz Abdelrahman Al-Ameeri (QAT) 2005: James Kwalia (QAT) 2007: Felix Kibore (QAT) 2009: James Kwalia (QAT) 2011–2013: Dejenee Regassa (BHR) 2015: Mohamad Al-Garni (QAT) 2017: Govindan Lakshmanan (IND) 2019: Birhanu Balew (BHR) 2023: Hyuga Endo (JPN) 2025: Gulveer Singh (IND) v t e IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in men's 1500 metres 1977: Steve Ovett (GBR) 1979: Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) 1981: Steve Ovett (GBR) 1985: Omer Khalifa (SUD) 1989: Abdi Bile (SOM) 1992: Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 1994: Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 1998: Laban Rotich (KEN) 2002: Bernard Lagat (KEN) 2006: Alex Kipchirchir (KEN) 2010: Amine Laâlou (MAR) 2014: Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI) 2018: Elijah Manangoi (KEN) Authority control databases: People World Athletics --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mohamed Suleiman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Suleiman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Suleiman?action=history)). 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