Ahmed Issa

Ahmed Issa (July 17, 1943 – 1983) was a middle distance runner who competed for Chad.[1]

Ahmed Issa

Personal information
Full name	Ahmed Issa
Nationality	Chadian
Born	July 17, 1943 (1943-07-17) Ouham, Central African Republic
Died	1983 (aged 39–40)
Sport
Country	Chad
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Chad All-Africa Games 1965 Brazzaville 1500 m

Issa was part of the two man team that first ever represented Chad at the Summer Olympics when he competed at the 1964 Games held in Tokyo, he competed in the 800 metres, in the first round he came second behind the German Manfred Kinder, in the next round he finished 6th and so didn't qualify for the final. He was featured prominently in the official film of the Games – Tokyo Olympiad by Kon Ichikawa.

Four years later at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City he finished 4th in his heat in the 800 metres and failed to qualify, but he fared better in the 1500 metres, in the first round he finished 4th and qualified for semi-finals, in which he finished 8th and didn't make the qualifying mark of the top six from his heat to qualify.[1]

In between his Olympic appearances he came 3rd at the 1965 All-Africa Games in the 1500 metres.[2]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ahmed Issa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
2. "All-Africa Games". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015.

External links

• Ahmed Issa at Olympedia