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Ayanleh Souleiman
	Souleiman with the press in 2015
Personal information
Birth name	Hassan Ayanleh Souleiman
Born	December 3, 1992 (age 32); Djibouti City, Djibouti
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 meters: 1:42.97 ; 1500 meters: 3:29.58 ; 1000 meters: 2:13.49 ; Mile: 3:47.32 3000 meters: 7:39.81
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Djibouti
World Championships
World Indoor Championships
African Games
African Championships
Pan Arab Games
Arab Championships
Representing Africa
Continental Cup
2016 IAAF Diamond League

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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

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

1000 metres (indoor) – 2:14.20 (2016) WR
800 metres – 1:42.97 (2015) NR
1000 metres – 2:13.49 (2016) NR
1500 metres – 3:29.58 (2014) NR
Mile run – 3:47.32 (2014) NR
3000 metres − 7:42.22 (2012) NR
1500 metres (indoor) – 3:36.13 min (2013) NR
3000 metres (indoor) – 7:39.81 min (2013) NR

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Djibouti
2009	World Youth Championships	Brixen, Italy	17th (h)	3000 m	8:31.83
2009	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
	African Junior Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	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
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	2nd	1500 m	3:36.34
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	3rd	800 m	1:43.76
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	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
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e All-Athletics. "Profile of Ayanleh SOULEIMAN".
^ Wells, Adam (Feb 17, 2016). "Souleiman Breaks Indoor 1,000M World Record". Featured Columnist. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
^ Ramsak, Bob (Aug 25, 2016). "SOULEIMAN SETS 1000M SERIES RECORD IN LAUSANNE – IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE". the IAAF. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
^ ^a ^b Ayanleh Souleiman Archived March 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-28.
^ Georgiotis, Vasileios (2011-12-21). "Qatar's young guns shine in Doha – Arab Games report". IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
^ "Athletics results". All-Africa Games 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-15.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ 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.
^ Hendrix, Ivo (2013-02-10). "Trost triumphs, Maslak and Gregan deny Borlée brothers home wins in Gent – UPDATED". IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
^ 14th IAAF World Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2018-04-03.
^ "Report: men's 1500m – IAAF Continental Cup, Marrakech 2014". IAAF. 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2018-04-03.

External links

Ayanleh Souleiman at World Athletics

[All-Athletics-1] All-Athletics. "Profile of Ayanleh SOULEIMAN".

[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.

[IAAFBio-4] 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.

[6] "Athletics results". All-Africa Games 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-15.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[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.

[8] Hendrix, Ivo (2013-02-10). "Trost triumphs, Maslak and Gregan deny Borlée brothers home wins in Gent – UPDATED". IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-03.

[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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-'''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==
 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 Borlée 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>
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+|[[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>
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+|[[2019 Arab Athletics Championships|Arab Championships]]
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+|[[Rabat, Morocco]]
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+|1500 m
+|[[Athletics at the 2019 African Games – Men's 1500 metres|3:38.44]]
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+|[[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]]
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