Hussein Ahmed Salah [SEP] place of birth
Hussein Ahmed Salah
Hussein Ahmed Salah (, born 31 December 1956 in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti) is a Djiboutian former long-distance runner, best known for winning a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also won silver medals in this event at the 1987 and 1991 World Championships. In addition, he won the 1985 IAAF World Marathon Cup. He also came second in the New York Marathon in 1985, and won the Paris Marathon in 1986.
His personal best time was 2:07:07,
and Bordin wisely held back from the leaders in the early stages. He caught up the leaders after the 35 km mark and finally settled to third place.
At the Olympic marathon in Seoul, Bordin stayed with the leaders from the start, and after the leading pack started losing contact one by one, and with remaining, only three runners remained: Bordin, Douglas Wakiihuri from Kenya and Hussein Ahmed Salah from Djibouti. With to go, Salah and Wakiihuri sprinted forward, and Bordin passed them with to go to