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46:(age 42)
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1498:
1472:Rashid Ramzi
1365:
1339:Rashid Ramzi
1285:Duan Xiuquan
1267:Suresh Yadav
1142:
999:Sriram Singh
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474:silver medal
466:bronze medal
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384:
383:
360:2005 Bangkok
128:Medal record
119:3,000 metres
115:1,500 metres
111:1,000 metres
44:16 June 1982
18:
1554:1982 births
1355:2007–2009:
1319:1995–2000:
1218:1500 metres
1168:2019–2023:
1150:2013–2015:
1060:1991–1993:
643:1500 metres
447:Kuwait City
431:1500 metres
273:2010 Tehran
164:Asian Games
1543:Categories
1459:800 metres
1080:Cheng Bing
1062:Lee Jin-il
977:800 metres
652:References
581:Casablanca
482:gold medal
463:800 metres
400:800 metres
339:2009 Hanoi
318:2007 Macau
107:800 metres
40:1982-06-16
1524:2023–24:
1506:2014–16:
1497:2010–12:
1457:in men's
1375:Emad Noor
1216:in men's
975:in men's
927:Olympedia
620:Guangzhou
455:Qadsia SC
227:2011 Kobe
207:2011 Kobe
179:2006 Doha
96:Athletics
835:Archived
801:Archived
695:Archived
516:for the
502:Budapest
445:Born in
102:Event(s)
637:At the
559:at the
510:Algiers
484:at the
476:at the
393:Kuwaiti
73:Country
1515:2018:
1488:2008:
1479:2006:
1470:2004:
1409:2023:
1400:2019:
1391:2017:
1382:2015:
1373:2013:
1364:2011:
1346:2005:
1337:2003:
1328:2002:
1310:1993:
1301:1991:
1292:1989:
1283:1987:
1274:1985:
1265:1983:
1256:1981:
1247:1979:
1238:1975:
1229:1973:
1159:2017:
1141:2011:
1132:2009:
1123:2007:
1114:2005:
1105:2003:
1096:2002:
1087:2000:
1078:1998:
1069:1995:
1051:1989:
1042:1987:
1033:1985:
1024:1983:
1015:1981:
1006:1979:
997:1975:
988:1973:
441:Career
389:Arabic
297:800 m
278:800 m
252:800 m
232:1500 m
156:Kuwait
153:
86:Kuwait
83:
60:Weight
52:Height
1528:(KUW)
1519:(QAT)
1510:(QAT)
1501:(KUW)
1492:(BHR)
1483:(QAT)
1474:(BHR)
1413:(IND)
1404:(BHR)
1395:(IND)
1386:(QAT)
1377:(KSA)
1368:(KUW)
1359:(KSA)
1350:(QAT)
1341:(BRN)
1332:(QAT)
1323:(QAT)
1314:(KOR)
1305:(QAT)
1296:(IND)
1287:(CHN)
1278:(IND)
1269:(IND)
1260:(JPN)
1251:(IND)
1242:(JPN)
1233:(JPN)
1172:(QAT)
1163:(KUW)
1154:(QAT)
1145:(KUW)
1136:(IRI)
1127:(KSA)
1118:(QAT)
1109:(QAT)
1100:(KAZ)
1091:(IRI)
1082:(CHN)
1073:(KOR)
1064:(KOR)
1055:(IRI)
1046:(QAT)
1037:(MAS)
1028:(KUW)
1019:(IND)
1010:(IRQ)
1001:(IND)
992:(PAK)
366:800 m
345:800 m
324:800 m
213:800 m
185:800 m
93:Sport
68:Sport
872:IAAF
856:IAAF
786:IAAF
34:Born
925:at
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618:in
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