Ali Idow Hassan

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Ali Ido Hassan

| birth_name =

| image = Somalia at the 2020 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony.jpg

| caption = Ali Idow Hassan at the 2020 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony

| nationality = Somalia

| sport = Track and Field

| event = 800m, 1500m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|7|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mogadishu, Somalia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height =

| weight =

| pb = {{ubl|800 metres – 1:46.40 (Douala 2024)|1500 metres – 3:40.20 (Dubai 2024)}}

}}

Ali Idow Hassan ({{langx|ar|علي إيدو حسين}} born 1 July 1998) is a Somali middle-distance runner who has competed at multiple Olympic Games.

Career

He was selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Games in the men's 1500 metres.{{Cite web|title=HASSAN Ali Idow|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1449166-hassan-ali-idow.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-24|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724155054/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1449166-hassan-ali-idow.htm |archive-date=24 July 2021 }}{{Cite web|url= https://www.voanews.com/amp/arts-culture_somalia-sends-first-non-runner-tokyo-olympics/6208354.html|title= Somalia Sends First Non-runner to Tokyo Olympics|website=Voice of America}} He was granted an audience with then Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed at the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu along with the Minister of Youth and Sports of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hamse Said Hamse, prior to the event.{{Cite web|url= https://www.somalidispatch.com/latest-news/farmajo-receives-olympic-athlete-at-the-presidential-palace|title= Farmajo receives Olympic athlete at the Presidential Palace|website=Somalidispatch.com}}

He was given the honour of being a flag bearer for his nation in the Olympics opening ceremony.{{Cite web|title=Athletics flag bearers help to light up Olympic Opening Ceremony in Tokyo {{!}} FEATURES {{!}} World Athletics|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/news/athletics-flag-bearers-tokyo-olympic-opening-ceremony|access-date=2021-07-24|website=www.worldathletics.org}} He ran a personal best in the 1500m in Tokyo, as he finished tenth in his heat in a time of 3.43:96.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2021/Aug/183438/ali_idow_finishes_10th_in_1st_round_of_1500m.aspx|title= Ali Idow finishes 10th in 1st round of 1500m|website=hiiraan.com}}

He competed in the 800m at the 2022 African Championships and ran a personal best time of 1:49.03 as he qualified from his heat into the semi-finals, where he was tenth fastest in a time of 1:49.24.{{Cite web|url=https://maa.mu/results/schedule.html|title=Results|website=maa.mu|access-date=19 August 2022|archive-date=2 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002100829/https://maa.mu/results/schedule.html|url-status=dead}}

He was the only athlete from his nation, in any sport, to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics. He competed in the 800 metres at the 800 metres in Paris in August 2024.{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5856/men-s-800m-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics|website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=8 September 2024|date=10 August 2024|title= Men's 800m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics}}

References

External links

{{World Athletics}}
{{Olympics.com|ali-hassan-3}}
[https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/ali-idow-hassan_1897302 Ali Idow Hassan] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
{{Olympedia}}

{{succession box

| before = Mohamed Daud Mohamed

| title = Flag bearer for {{SOM}}

| years = Tokyo 2020
with
Ramla Ali
Paris 2024

| after = Incumbent

}}

Category:1998 births

Category:Living people

Category:Olympic athletes for Somalia

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics