# Abdi Isak (Cabdi Isaaq)

> Abdi Isak (born 1966): Somali marathon runner at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

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## Who is he?

Abdi Isak is a marathon runner born on 1 January 1966 who competed internationally for Somalia ([Wikipedia, Abdi Isak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdi_Isak)).

## Atlanta 1996

He ran the marathon for Somalia at the 1996 Olympics in [Atlanta](/en/diaspora/atlanta-clarkston/) and finished in 110th place ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdi_Isak)). Somalia had no national government at the time; see [Somalia at the Olympics](/en/society/somalia-at-the-olympics/) and [Abdi Bile](/en/people/abdi-bile/), the country's best-known runner.

## In short

A Somali marathon runner who ran at the 1996 Olympics.

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