Mumin Booqora Gala or (Moumin Guelleh) (Somali: Muumin Geele) (born 6 September 1986 in Djibouti City, Djibouti) is a Djiboutian runner.[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 5000m event and placed thirteenth.[2]

Mumin Gala
Mumin Gala at the 2012 Olympic Games
Personal information
Birth nameMoumin Guelleh
Born (1986-09-06) September 6, 1986 (age 38)
Djibouti City, Djibouti
Sport
Country Djibouti
Sportlong-distance runner
Event5000 metres
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Djibouti
Pan Arab Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Doha 10,000 m

Running career

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In 2011, he took 7th place in the 5000 meters race during the All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique. He was the 10000 m silver medalist at the 2011 Pan Arab Games in Doha. His personal best in the 5000 meters is 13 min 17 s 77 set in Birmingham, United Kingdom in 2011.[1]

In 2012, he competed in the 5000 meters at the Olympic Games in London. Djibouti's National Olympic Committee (NOC), Comité National Olympique Djiboutien, selects athletes that meet the qualification standards. An NOC can to enter up to three qualified athletes in each individual event as long as each athlete met the "A" standard, or one athlete per event if they met the "B" standard. Mumin qualified via the A standard. Gala finished the first heat with a time of 13:21.21, finishing 10th in his heat. Although the first five from each heat move on to the finals, the next five fastest times are also qualified, and Gala was fifth on that list. Gala was close to his personal record of 13:17.77 in the first heat, but he finished the final with a time of 13:50.26 and placed 13th overall, out of a field of 43 athletes.[1]

His 10000 m best is 28:23.46 set at the Blankers-Koen Stadium in Hengelo in 2012.[1]

Gala continued competing at the Olympics by participating in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. He set his personal record in the marathon, with a time of 2:13:04. Gala finished in 12th place.[1]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Djibouti
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 21st (h) 5000 m 13:48.19
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 7th 5000 m 13:45.28
Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 5th 5000 m 13:50.43
2nd 10,000 m 28:43.32
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 13th 5000 m 13:50.26
2013 Arab Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 5000 m 14:08.62
3rd 10,000 m 29:54.20
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 10,000 m DNF
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 10th 5000 m 14:02.16
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12th Marathon 2:13:04
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco Half marathon DNF
2022 African Championships Port Louis, Mauritius 11th 5000 m 14:22.51
10th 10,000 m 29:57.43
2023 Jeux de la Francophonie Kinshasa, DR Congo 1st 10,000 m 28:47.15
1st Half marathon 1:02:48
2024 African Games Accra, Ghana 9th Half marathon 1:07:37

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Mumin Gala". IAAF. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mumin Gala". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-16.