Amadou Dia Ba

Amadou Dia Ba
Personal information
Born (1958-09-22) September 22, 1958
Dakar, Senegal
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  Senegal
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1988 Seoul400 m hurdles
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place1983 Edmonton400 m hurdles
African Championships
Gold medal – first place1982 Cairo400 m
Gold medal – first place1982 Cairo400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place1984 Rabat400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place1984 Rabat4×400 m
Gold medal – first place1985 Cairo400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place1988 Annaba400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place1982 Cairo4×400 m
Silver medal – second place1992 Belle Vue Harel400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place1985 Cairo4×400 m

El Hadj Amadou Dia Bâ OLY[1] (born September 22, 1958) is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in the 400 metres hurdles. He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal in this event with a personal best time of 47.23 seconds. It was the first, and only (as 2024) Olympic medal for Senegal. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Senegal
1978 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 3rd High Jump 2.08
1982 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 1st 400 m 45.80s
1st 400 m hurdles 49.55s
1983 Summer Universiade Edmonton, Canada 2nd 400 m hurdles
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th 400 m hurdles 49.61
1984 African Championships Rabat, Morocco 1st 4X400 m 3.04.80s
1st 400 m hurdles 49.30s
Olympic Games Los Angeles, USA 5th 400 m hurdles 49.28
1985 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 1st 400 m hurdles 48.29 CR
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 5th 400 m hurdles 48.37
All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya 1st 400 m hurdles 48.03 CR
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 2nd 400 m hurdles 47.23 NR
African Championships Annaba, Algeria 1st 400 m hurdles 48.81
1989 Jeux de la Francophonie Casablanca, Morocco 1st 400 m hurdles 49.47 CR

As of 20 November 2024, Dia Ba holds five track records for the 400 metres hurdles set over the period August 1985 to September 1989. These include the track records for Manresa (48.69) and Nairobi (48.03).

References

  1. ↑ "WOA Leadership". World Olympians Association. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
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