Mubarak Hassan Shami
QATAR
BIRTHDATE:
December 2, 1980
PERSONAL BEST:
2:07:19 (Paris, 2007)
WORLD MARATHON MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS:
25Aug07 IAAF World Championships 2nd 2:17:18
ADDITIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
15Apr07 Paris Marathon 1st 2:07:19
10Dec06 Asian Games Marathon 1st 2:12:44
14May06 Prague Marathon 1st 2:11:11
23Oct05 Venice Marathon 1st 2:09:22
22May05 Vienna Marathon 1st 2:12:20
CAREER NOTES:
Mubarak Hassan Shami became Qatar's first World Championships marathon medalist with his second place at the 2007 race.
It marked the first time Shami did not cross the finish line first as he had won five previous marathons, including a 2:07:19 at Paris in April and the 2006 Asian Games title in Doha.
Shami is perhaps best known for the dramatic finish at the 2005 IAAF Half-Marathon World Championships where he raised his arms to celebrate a victory with less than five meters to go, only to get passed by Fabiano Joseph and lose by one second.
His personal bests include 28:17 for 10 km; 42:51 for 15 km; 57:33 for 20 km and 1:00:47 for the half-marathon.
PERSONAL NOTES:
Shami was born Richard Yatich in Baringo, Kenya.
