Baraah Awadallah

Baraah Awadallah Marouane (Arabic: براء عوض الله مروان‎; born December 21, 1991 in Irbid) is a Jordanian middle distance runner.[1] Awadallah represented Jordan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 800 metres. She ran in the first heat of the event, against six other athletes, including Russia's Svetlana Klyuka, who nearly missed out of the medal podium in the final. She finished the race in last place by fifteen seconds behind Australia's Madeleine Pape, with her personal and seasonal best time of 2:18.41. Awadallah, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as she placed thirty-seventh overall, and was ranked farther below three mandatory slots for the next round. She was eventually upgraded to a higher overall position, when Croatia's Vanja Perišić had been disqualified for failing the doping test.[2][3]

Baraah Awadallah
Personal information
Full nameBaraah Awadallah Marouane
Nationality Jordan
Born (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991
Irbid, Jordan
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 m: 2:18.41 (2008)

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Baraah Awadallah". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  2. "Women's 800m Round 1 – Heat 1". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  3. "Croatian Athlete Perisic Failed Beijing Test". Dalje. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2012.


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