Muna Jabir Adam

Muna Jabir Adam

Personal information
Full name	Muna Jabir Adam
Nationality	Sudan
Born	6th January, 1987 Al-Ubayyid
Occupation	athlete
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)

Muna Jabir Adam (born 6 January 1987) is a Sudanese track and field athlete born in El Obeid who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles.

Career

Ahmed initially competed as a sprinter and known in 2002 when she won the 400 metres at the Arab Junior Athletics Championships in Cairo while still in the youth category. She repeated this achievement in 2004 and also won the 800 metres title. In the same year, she won four medals at the Pan Arab Games, including a gold medal in the 400 metres with a time of 53.34 seconds.

From 2005, she also began competing in the 400 metres hurdles and the heptathlon. She finished second at the African Combined Events Championships, then won the African Junior Championships, and later the Arab Championships, where she set a national record.

In 2007, she won the 400 metres hurdles at the African Games, improving her personal best to 54.93 seconds. She also competed at the World Championships in Osaka, where she lost in the semifinals. She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing but lost in the heats.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Sudan 2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 6th 400 m 54.28 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 12th (h) 400 m 54.43 2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 10th (sf) 400 m 54.49 2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 4th 400 m h 57.03 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 1st 400 m h 54.93 NR 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:34.84 NR World Championships Osaka, Japan 15th (sf) 400 m h 55.65 Pan Arab Games Cairo, Egypt 1st 400 m h 56.07 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 47.43 NR 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:38.56 1st Heptathlon 4594 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 20th (h) 400 m h 57.16

Personal bests

• 200 metres - 23.88 s (2007) - national record.
• 400 metres - 53.34 s (2004)
• 800 metres - 2:02.43 min s (2005) - national record.
• 100 metres hurdles - 14.31 s (2007) - national record.
• 400 metres hurdles - 54.93 s (2007) - national record.
• Heptathlon - 4977 pts (2005) - national record.

References

• Muna Jabir Adam at World Athletics