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{{short description|Djiboutian middle-distance runner}}
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| birth_name = Hassan Ayanleh Souleiman
| birth_name = Hassan Ayanleh Souleiman
| nationality = Djiboutian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|12|3}}
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| birth_place = [[Djibouti City]], [[Djibouti]]
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{{MedalCompetition | [[World Indoor Championships in Athletics|World Indoor Championships]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Indoor Championships in Athletics|World Indoor Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2014 Sopot]] | [[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2014 Sopot]] | [[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[African Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2019 African Games|2019 Rabat]] | [[Athletics at the 2019 African Games|1500 m]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2014 African Championships in Athletics|2014 Marrakech]] | 1500 m }}
{{MedalGold | [[2014 African Championships in Athletics|2014 Marrakech]] | 1500 m }}
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{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan Arab Games]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan Arab Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2011 Pan Arab Games|2011 Doha]] | [[Athletics at the 2011 Pan Arab Games|1500 m]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2011 Pan Arab Games|2011 Doha]] | [[Athletics at the 2011 Pan Arab Games|1500 m]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Arab Athletics Championships|Arab Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2013 Arab Athletics Championships|2013 Doha]] | 1500 m}}
{{MedalGold | [[2015 Arab Athletics Championships|2015 Isa Town]] | 5000 m}}
{{MedalGold | [[2019 Arab Athletics Championships|2019 Cairo]] | 1500 m}}
{{MedalCountry | [[File:Africa (orthographic projection).svg|20px]] [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]] }}
{{MedalCountry | [[File:Africa (orthographic projection).svg|20px]] [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[IAAF Continental Cup|Continental Cup]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[IAAF Continental Cup|Continental Cup]] }}
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[[File:Ayanleh Souleiman wins in 2015 Diamond League in Stockholm.jpg|thumb|Ayanleh Souleiman wins in 2015 IAAF Diamond League in Stockholm.]]
'''Ayanleh Souleiman''' (born 3 December 1992), also known as ''Hassan Ayanleh'', is a Djiboutian [[middle distance runner]] who specialises in the [[1500 metres]]. He is the [[List of Djiboutian records in athletics|Djiboutian record]] holder for the distance, with his best of 3:29.58 minutes, as well as being the [[3000 metres]] holder with 7:42.22 minutes. He also holds the indoor world record for the 1000-meter which he achieved at the 2016 Globengalan event in Stockholm Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2617409-ayanleh-souleiman-breaks-indoor-1000m-world-record-at-globengalan |title=Souleiman Breaks Indoor 1,000M World Record |last=Wells |first=Adam |date=Feb 17, 2016 |publisher=Featured Columnist |access-date=2016-08-14}}</ref> He also set a new IAAF Diamond League record at the IAAF Diamond League in August 2016 in the men's 1000 meters <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/idl-lausanne-souleiman-1000m |title=SOULEIMAN SETS 1000M SERIES RECORD IN LAUSANNE – IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE |last=Ramsak |first=Bob |date=Aug 25, 2016 |publisher=the IAAF |access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref>
'''Ayanleh Souleiman''' (born 3 December 1992), also known as ''Hassan Ayanleh'' ({{langx|so|Xasan Ayaanle Saleebaan}}), is a [[Djiboutian people|Djiboutian]] [[middle distance runner]] who specialises in the [[1500 metres]]. He is the [[List of Djiboutian records in athletics|Djiboutian record]] holder for the distance, with his best of 3:29.58 minutes, as well as being the [[3000 metres]] holder with 7:42.22 minutes. He also holds the indoor world record for the 1000-meter which he achieved at the 2016 Globengalan event in Stockholm Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2617409-ayanleh-souleiman-breaks-indoor-1000m-world-record-at-globengalan |title=Souleiman Breaks Indoor 1,000M World Record |last=Wells |first=Adam |date=Feb 17, 2016 |publisher=Featured Columnist |access-date=2016-08-14}}</ref> He also set a new IAAF Diamond League record at the IAAF Diamond League in August 2016 in the men's 1000 meters <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/idl-lausanne-souleiman-1000m |title=SOULEIMAN SETS 1000M SERIES RECORD IN LAUSANNE – IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE |last=Ramsak |first=Bob |date=Aug 25, 2016 |publisher=the IAAF |access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref>


==Running career==
==Running career==
Souleiman's first international appearances came in 2009, when he placed tenth in the 1500&nbsp;m at the [[Athletics at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie|Jeux de la Francophonie]] and ran in the heats of the 3000&nbsp;m at the [[2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics|World Youth Championships]].<ref name=IAAFBio>[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/djibouti/ayanleh-souleiman#honours Ayanleh Souleiman] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312193401/http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/djibouti/ayanleh-souleiman#honours|date=March 12, 2013}}. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-28.</ref>
Souleiman's first international appearances came in 2009, when he placed tenth in the 1500&nbsp;m at the [[Athletics at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie|Jeux de la Francophonie]] and ran in the heats of the 3000&nbsp;m at the [[2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics|World Youth Championships]].<ref name=IAAFBio>[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/djibouti/ayanleh-souleiman#honours Ayanleh Souleiman] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312193401/http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/djibouti/ayanleh-souleiman#honours|date=March 12, 2013}}. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-28.</ref>


In 2011, Souleiman won the title of 1500&nbsp;m of the [[2011 Pan Arab Games]] in [[Doha]], in a time of 3:34.32, to win his country's first medal in this competition.<ref>{{cite news|author=Georgiotis, Vasileios|date=2011-12-21|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/qatars-young-guns-shine-in-doha-arab-games|title=Qatar's young guns shine in Doha – Arab Games report|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=2018-04-03}}</ref> He also placed sixth in the 1500&nbsp;m at the [[Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games|2011 All-Africa Games]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://196.28.226.22/ENG/ZZ/ZZS103A_AT@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG.htm#|title=Athletics results|accessdate=2011-09-15|publisher=All-Africa Games 2011}}{{dead link|date=October 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
In 2011, Souleiman won the title of 1500&nbsp;m of the [[2011 Pan Arab Games]] in [[Doha]], in a time of 3:34.32, to win his country's first medal in this competition.<ref>{{cite news|author=Georgiotis, Vasileios|date=2011-12-21|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/qatars-young-guns-shine-in-doha-arab-games|title=Qatar's young guns shine in Doha – Arab Games report|publisher=IAAF|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref> He also placed sixth in the 1500&nbsp;m at the [[Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games|2011 All-Africa Games]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://196.28.226.22/ENG/ZZ/ZZS103A_AT@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG.htm#|title=Athletics results|access-date=2011-09-15|publisher=All-Africa Games 2011}}{{dead link|date=October 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>


The following season saw him appear on the global scene, as he reached fifth in the final at the [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships]].<ref name=IAAFBio/> His first major medal followed at the [[2012 African Championships in Athletics]] where he claimed the silver medal in the 1500&nbsp;m.<ref>{{cite news|author=Watta, Evelyn|date=2012-07-02|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/burundian-teen-niyonsaba-takes-dramatic-800m|title=Burundian teen Niyonsaba takes dramatic 800m title as Nigeria top medal table in Porto-Novo – African champs, Day 5|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=2018-04-03}}</ref>
The following season saw him appear on the global scene, as he reached fifth in the final at the [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships]].<ref name=IAAFBio/> His first major medal followed at the [[2012 African Championships in Athletics]] where he claimed the silver medal in the 1500&nbsp;m.<ref>{{cite news|author=Watta, Evelyn|date=2012-07-02|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/burundian-teen-niyonsaba-takes-dramatic-800m|title=Burundian teen Niyonsaba takes dramatic 800m title as Nigeria top medal table in Porto-Novo – African champs, Day 5|publisher=IAAF|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref>


Souleiman set the Djiboutian national indoor record in the 3000&nbsp;m at the [[Indoor Flanders Meeting]] in February 2013, coming third with a time of 7:39.81 minutes.<ref>{{cite news|author=Hendrix, Ivo|date=2013-02-10|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/maslak-and-gregan-deny-borlee-brothers-home-w|title=Trost triumphs, Maslak and Gregan deny Borlee brothers home wins in Gent – UPDATED|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=2018-04-03}}</ref> In June 2013 he ran a national record at 800 m at a meet in Sweden.
Souleiman set the Djiboutian national indoor record in the 3000&nbsp;m at the [[Indoor Flanders Meeting]] in February 2013, coming third with a time of 7:39.81 minutes.<ref>{{cite news|author=Hendrix, Ivo|date=2013-02-10|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/maslak-and-gregan-deny-borlee-brothers-home-w|title=Trost triumphs, Maslak and Gregan deny Borlée brothers home wins in Gent – UPDATED|publisher=IAAF|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref> In June 2013 he ran a national record at 800 m at a meet in Sweden.


Souleiman won the bronze medal at the [[2013 World Championships in Athletics]] held in [[Moscow]] in August 2013, finishing behind [[Mohammed Aman (athlete)|Mohammed Aman]] of [[Ethiopia]] and [[Nick Symmonds]] of the [[United States]].<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/800-metres/final/result#resultheader 14th IAAF World Championships]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2018-04-03.</ref>
Souleiman won the bronze medal at the [[2013 World Championships in Athletics]] held in [[Moscow]] in August 2013, finishing behind [[Mohammed Aman (athlete)|Mohammed Aman]] of [[Ethiopia]] and [[Nick Symmonds]] of the [[United States]].<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/800-metres/final/result#resultheader 14th IAAF World Championships]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2018-04-03.</ref>
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{| {{AchievementTable|width=auto|Event=yes}}
{| {{AchievementTable|width=auto|Event=yes}}
|-
|-
! colspan="6" | Representing {{DJI}}
! colspan=6|Representing {{DJI}}
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2009
|rowspan=2|2009
| [[2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics|World Youth Championships]]
|[[2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics|World Youth Championships]]
| [[Brixen, Italy]]
|[[Brixen]], [[Italy]]
| 17th (h)
|17th (h)
| 3000 m
|3000 m
| 8:31.83
|8:31.83
|-
|-
| [[Athletics at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie|Jeux de la Francophonie]]
|[[Athletics at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie|Jeux de la Francophonie]]
| [[Beirut, Lebanon]]
|[[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]
| 10th
|10th
| 1500 m
|1500 m
| [[Athletics at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie – Results#1500 meters|3:57.40]]
|[[Athletics at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie – Results#1500 meters|3:57.40]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2011
|rowspan=4|2011
| rowspan=2 | [[2011 African Junior Athletics Championships|African Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[2011 African Junior Athletics Championships|African Junior Championships]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Gaborone, Botswana]]
|rowspan=2|[[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]]
| 11th (h)
|11th (h)
| 800 m
|800 m
| 1:51.78
|1:51.78
|-
|-
| 9th
|9th
| 1500 m
|1500 m
| 3:46.51
|3:46.51
|-
|-
| [[Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]
|[[Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]
| [[Maputo, Mozambique]]
|[[Maputo]], [[Mozambique]]
| 6th
|6th
| 1500 m
|1500 m
| [[Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Men's 1500 metres|3:36.34]]
|[[Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Men's 1500 metres|3:36.34]]
|-
|-
| [[Athletics at the 2011 Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]]
|[[Athletics at the 2011 Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]]
| [[Doha, Qatar]]
|[[Doha]], [[Qatar]]
| bgcolor=gold | 1st
|bgcolor=gold|1st
| 1500 m
|1500 m
| [[Athletics at the 2011 Pan Arab Games – Results#1500 meters|3:34.32]]
|[[Athletics at the 2011 Pan Arab Games – Results#1500 meters|3:34.32]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2012
|rowspan=2|2012
| [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
| [[Istanbul, Turkey]]
|[[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]
| 5th
|5th
| 1500 m
|1500 m
| [[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres|3:47.35]]
|[[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres|3:47.35]]
|-
|-
| [[2012 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|[[2012 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
| [[Porto Novo, Benin]]
|[[Porto Novo]], [[Benin]]
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
| 1500 m
|1500 m
| [[2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|3:36.34]]
|[[2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|3:36.34]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2013
|rowspan=3|2013
| rowspan=2 | [[2013 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Moscow, Russia]]
|rowspan=2|[[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
| bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
| 800 m
|800 m
| [[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres|1:43.76]]
|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres|1:43.76]]
|-
|-
| 11th (sf)
|11th (sf)
| 1500 m
|1500 m
| [[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|3:37.96]]
|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|3:37.96]]
|-
|-
| [[Athletics at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie|Jeux de la Francophonie]]
|[[Athletics at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie|Jeux de la Francophonie]]
| [[Nice, France]]
|[[Nice]], [[France]]
| bgcolor=gold | 1st
|bgcolor=gold|1st
| 1500 m
|1500 m
| [[Athletics at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie – Results#1500 meters|3:57.35]]
|[[Athletics at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie – Results#1500 meters|3:57.35]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2014
|rowspan=3|2014
| [[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
| [[Sopot, Poland]]
|[[Sopot]], [[Poland]]
| bgcolor=gold | 1st
|bgcolor=gold|1st
| 1500 m
|1500 m
| [[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres|3:37.52]]
|[[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres|3:37.52]]
|-
|-
| [[2014 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|[[2014 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
| [[Marrakech, Morocco]]
|[[Marrakech]], [[Morocco]]
| bgcolor=gold | 1st
|bgcolor=gold|1st
| 1500 m
|1500 m
| [[2014 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|3:42.49]]
|[[2014 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|3:42.49]]
|-
|-
| [[2014 IAAF Continental Cup|Continental Cup]]<ref>http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/continental-cup-men-1500m-report</ref>
|[[2014 IAAF Continental Cup|Continental Cup]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/continental-cup-men-1500m-report|title=Report: men's 1500m – IAAF Continental Cup, Marrakech 2014|publisher=IAAF|date=2014-09-13|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref>
| [[Marrakech, Morocco]]
|Marrakech, Morocco
| bgcolor=gold | 1st
|bgcolor=gold|1st
| 1500 m
|1500 m
| [[2014 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's 1500 metres|3:48.91]]
|[[2014 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's 1500 metres|3:48.91]]
|-
|-
| 2015
|2015
| [[2015 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[Beijing, China]]
|[[Beijing]], [[China]]
| — (h)
| — (h)
| 1500 m
|1500 m
| [[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|DNF]]
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|DNF]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2016
|rowspan=3|2016
| [[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
| [[Portland, Oregon|Portland, United States]]
|[[Portland, Oregon|Portland, United States]]
| 9th
|9th
| 1500 m
|1500 m
| [[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres|3:53.69]]
|[[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres|3:53.69]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
|rowspan=2|[[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]
| 11th (sf)
|11th (sf)
| 800 m
|800 m
| [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|1:45.19]]
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|1:45.19]]
|-
|-
| 4th
|4th
| 1500 m
|1500 m
| [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|3:50.29]]
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|3:50.29]]
|-
|-
| 2017
|2017
|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[London, United Kingdom]]
|[[London]], [[United Kingdom]]
|33rd (h)
|33rd (h)
|1500 m
|1500 m
|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|3:46.64]]
|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|3:46.64]]
|-
|2018
|[[2018 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|[[Asaba, Nigeria]]
|4th
|1500 m
|[[2018 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|3:37.18]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2019
|[[2019 Arab Athletics Championships|Arab Championships]]
|[[Cairo, Egypt]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|1500 m
|3:43.84
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2019 African Games|African Games]]
|[[Rabat, Morocco]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|1500 m
|[[Athletics at the 2019 African Games – Men's 1500 metres|3:38.44]]
|-
|[[2019 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Doha, Qatar]]
|22nd (sf)
|1500 m
|[[2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres|3:42.23]]
|-
|2021
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|17th (sf)
|1500 m
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|3:37.25]]<sup>1</sup>
|}
|}
<sup>1</sup>Did not finish in the semifinal


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 14:16, 8 November 2024

Ayanleh Souleiman
Souleiman with the press in 2015
Personal information
Birth nameHassan Ayanleh Souleiman
Born (1992-12-03) December 3, 1992 (age 32)
Djibouti City, Djibouti
Sport
SportAthletics
Event1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 meters: 1:42.97[1]
1500 meters: 3:29.58[1]

1000 meters: 2:13.49[1]
Mile: 3:47.32[1]

3000 meters: 7:39.81[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Djibouti
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow 800 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sopot 1500 m
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat 1500 m
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Marrakech 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2012 Porto Novo 1500 m
Pan Arab Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 1500 m
Arab Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Doha 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Isa Town 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Cairo 1500 m
Representing Africa
Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Marrakech 1500 m
2016 IAAF Diamond League
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lausanne 1000 m
Ayanleh Souleiman wins in 2015 IAAF Diamond League in Stockholm.

Ayanleh Souleiman (born 3 December 1992), also known as Hassan Ayanleh (Somali: Xasan Ayaanle Saleebaan), is a Djiboutian middle distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. He is the Djiboutian record holder for the distance, with his best of 3:29.58 minutes, as well as being the 3000 metres holder with 7:42.22 minutes. He also holds the indoor world record for the 1000-meter which he achieved at the 2016 Globengalan event in Stockholm Sweden.[2] He also set a new IAAF Diamond League record at the IAAF Diamond League in August 2016 in the men's 1000 meters [3]

Running career

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Souleiman's first international appearances came in 2009, when he placed tenth in the 1500 m at the Jeux de la Francophonie and ran in the heats of the 3000 m at the World Youth Championships.[4]

In 2011, Souleiman won the title of 1500 m of the 2011 Pan Arab Games in Doha, in a time of 3:34.32, to win his country's first medal in this competition.[5] He also placed sixth in the 1500 m at the 2011 All-Africa Games.[6]

The following season saw him appear on the global scene, as he reached fifth in the final at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[4] His first major medal followed at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics where he claimed the silver medal in the 1500 m.[7]

Souleiman set the Djiboutian national indoor record in the 3000 m at the Indoor Flanders Meeting in February 2013, coming third with a time of 7:39.81 minutes.[8] In June 2013 he ran a national record at 800 m at a meet in Sweden.

Souleiman won the bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics held in Moscow in August 2013, finishing behind Mohammed Aman of Ethiopia and Nick Symmonds of the United States.[9]

In 2014, Souleiman also won the Bowerman Mile at the Prefontaine Classic, held at Hayward Field in Oregon with a time of 3:47:32.

Personal bests

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Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Djibouti
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 17th (h) 3000 m 8:31.83
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 10th 1500 m 3:57.40
2011 African Junior Championships Gaborone, Botswana 11th (h) 800 m 1:51.78
9th 1500 m 3:46.51
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 6th 1500 m 3:36.34
Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 1st 1500 m 3:34.32
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 5th 1500 m 3:47.35
African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 2nd 1500 m 3:36.34
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 3rd 800 m 1:43.76
11th (sf) 1500 m 3:37.96
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 1st 1500 m 3:57.35
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 1st 1500 m 3:37.52
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 1st 1500 m 3:42.49
Continental Cup[10] Marrakech, Morocco 1st 1500 m 3:48.91
2015 World Championships Beijing, China — (h) 1500 m DNF
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 9th 1500 m 3:53.69
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th (sf) 800 m 1:45.19
4th 1500 m 3:50.29
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 33rd (h) 1500 m 3:46.64
2018 African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 4th 1500 m 3:37.18
2019 Arab Championships Cairo, Egypt 1st 1500 m 3:43.84
African Games Rabat, Morocco 2nd 1500 m 3:38.44
World Championships Doha, Qatar 22nd (sf) 1500 m 3:42.23
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 17th (sf) 1500 m 3:37.251

1Did not finish in the semifinal

References

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  2. ^ Wells, Adam (Feb 17, 2016). "Souleiman Breaks Indoor 1,000M World Record". Featured Columnist. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  3. ^ Ramsak, Bob (Aug 25, 2016). "SOULEIMAN SETS 1000M SERIES RECORD IN LAUSANNE – IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE". the IAAF. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  4. ^ a b Ayanleh Souleiman Archived March 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-28.
  5. ^ Georgiotis, Vasileios (2011-12-21). "Qatar's young guns shine in Doha – Arab Games report". IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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  7. ^ Watta, Evelyn (2012-07-02). "Burundian teen Niyonsaba takes dramatic 800m title as Nigeria top medal table in Porto-Novo – African champs, Day 5". IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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  9. ^ 14th IAAF World Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2018-04-03.
  10. ^ "Report: men's 1500m – IAAF Continental Cup, Marrakech 2014". IAAF. 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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