Abdalelah Haroun

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Abdalelah Haroun

| image = Abdalelah Haroun London 2017.jpg

| image_size = 220

| alt =

| caption = Haroun at the 2017 World Championships

| native_name = عبد الإله هارون

| native_name_lang = ar

| nationality = Sudanese
Qatari

| birth_date = 1 January 1997

| birth_place = Al-Soki, Sennar, Sudan

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|6|26|1997|1|1|df=yes}}

| death_place = Doha, Qatar

| years_active =

| height = 1.85 m

| weight = 80 kg

| country = {{QAT}}

| sport = Athletics

| event = 400 metres

| club =

| turnedpro =

| coach = Luiz de Oliveira[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=haroun-abdalelah-1209708/index.html NBC Rio 2016 bio]

| pb = 400 m: 44.07 (2018)
500 m (indoors): 59.83 WB (Stockholm 2016)

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's athletics}}

}}

Abdalelah Haroun Hassan ({{langx|ar|عبد الإله هارون}}; 1 January 1997 – 26 June 2021) was a Qatari track and field sprinter. He specialised in the 400 metres. He was the 2015 Asian champion in the event and holds the Asian indoor record.

Biography

Haroun was recruited at a young age from Sudan by Qatar. He gained eligibility to represent Qatar in February 2015.[http://spe15.fr/le-qatar-et-le-bahrein-renforcent-leurs-equipes/ Le Qatar et le Bahrein renforcent leurs équipes] {{in lang|fr}}. SPE15 (2015-02-15). Retrieved on 2015-06-04. His first recorded performance was a time of 45.74 seconds for the 400 m in Doha in April 2014, which placed him among the world's most promising young sprinters for the event.[https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/qatar/abdalelah-haroun-296825 Abdelalelah Haroun]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.[http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/sprints/400-metres/outdoor/men/junior/2014 400 Metres - men - junior - outdoor - 2014]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.{{failed verification|date=August 2016}} He announced himself on the elite scene in his next performance at the XL Galan in February 2015 by running an Asian indoor record of 45.39 seconds, which was also the third fastest ever by a junior category athlete and the fastest ever indoor debut.Julin, A. Lennart (2015-02-19). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/genzebe-dibaba-sets-world-indoor-5000m-record Dibaba sets world indoor 5000m record in Stockholm]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.[http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/doha-diamond-league-2015-balla-ogunode-haroun Qatar's rising stars set to shine in Doha – IAAF Diamond League]. IAAF (2015-05-06). Retrieved on 2015-06-04. His next outing one month later he set an outdoor best of 44.68 seconds.[http://www.letsrun.com/news/2015/05/lashawn-merritt-and-kirani-james-to-battle-in-400-at-pre-classic/ LaShawn Merritt and Kirani James to battle in 400 at Pre Classic ]. LetsRun (2015-05-07). Retrieved on 2015-06-04. He was a comfortable victor at the 2015 Arab Athletics Championships in April, beating Egypt's Anas Beshr by nearly a second.[http://algeria-athleticstats.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1ALG%C3%89RIE-AU-19-EME-CHPT-ARABE-DATHLETISME-BAHREIN-2015..pdf ALGÉRIE AU 19 EME. CHAMPIONNAT PANARABES D’ATHLÉTISME BAHREÏN / MANAMA 24 - 27/04/2015] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606204001/http://algeria-athleticstats.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1ALG%C3%89RIE-AU-19-EME-CHPT-ARABE-DATHLETISME-BAHREIN-2015..pdf |date=June 6, 2015 }}. Algeria Athletics Stats. Retrieved on 2015-05-04.

He ran at the Doha Diamond League meeting and won the non-Diamond-race contest with another sub-45-second run.Tripathi, Rajeev (2015-05-16). [http://www.qatar-tribune.com/viewnews.aspx?n=EDE88CE6-4D3C-49C3-B445-6848F2DD2C1A&d=20150516 Qatar's Haroun fastest Asian in 400m Diamond League] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508212411/http://www.qatar-tribune.com/viewnews.aspx?n=EDE88CE6-4D3C-49C3-B445-6848F2DD2C1A&d=20150516 |date=2016-05-08 }}. Qatar Tribune. Retrieved on 2015-06-04. On his IAAF Diamond League debut proper, he finished fifth at the Prefontaine Classic.[http://www.diamondleague.com/athletes/14686631.html Abdalleleh Haroun]. Diamond League. Retrieved on 2015-06-04. He quickly established himself as one of Asia's top senior athletes at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships by beating two-time defending champion Yousef Masrahi of Saudi Arabia in the 400 m final with his third 44.68-second clocking of the season. Masrahi was indignant about losing to his younger rival, saying "44.68 is nothing for me actually. I will come back. I will break the Asian record again".Wu, Vincent (2015-06-04). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/asian-championships-2015-ogunode-haroun1 Qatari sprinters dominate at Asian Championships]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.

On June 26, 2021, Haroun died in a car crash in Doha, at the age of 24.{{cite news |title=400m World Bronze Medalist Abdalelah Haroun Dies in Car Crash |url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/400m-world-bronze-medalist-abdalelah-haroun-dies-in-car-crash-3894896.html |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=News18 |date=2021-06-26 |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Goh |first1=ZK |title=Qatari Abdalelah Haroun, 2017 world bronze medallist, dies at 24 |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/qatari-abdalelah-haroun-2017-world-bronze-medallist-dies-at-24 |website=Olympics.com |access-date=26 June 2021 |language=en |date=26 June 2021}}{{cite news |title=Qatari sprinter Haroun killed in crash |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/57621408 |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=BBC Sport}}