# Abdul Lahij Ahmed

> Abdul Lahij Ahmed: Somali marathon runner at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, cheered home by the stadium crowd.

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## Who is he?

Abdul Lahij Ahmed ran the marathon for Somalia at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles ([Wikipedia, 1984 Olympic men's marathon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_marathon)). He finished 73rd in 2 hours 44 minutes 39 seconds (same source).

## The finish

The Los Angeles Times wrote that he "entered the stadium, obviously in pain", and that the crowd "rose to its feet, cheering wildly to encourage him to finish. He did." (same source). See [Somalia at the Olympics](/en/society/somalia-at-the-olympics/) and [Abdi Bile](/en/people/abdi-bile/).

## In short

The Somali marathon runner the Los Angeles crowd cheered over the line in 1984.

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