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Fartun Abukar Omar (Fartuun Abuukar Cumar)
Fartun Abukar Omar (born 3 August 1986) is a Somali sprinter who ran the 100 metres for Somalia at the 2004 Athens Olympics, aged 18, setting a personal best of 14.29 seconds. ESPN noted she was the first Muslim woman to represent Somalia at any Olympic Games.
Who is she?
Fartun Abukar Omar is a Somali athlete born on 3 August 1986 (Wikipedia, Fartun Abukar Omar).
Athens 2004
She represented Somalia at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, when the country had been without a national government for thirteen years (Wikipedia). Aged 18, she ran the women's 100 metres and set a personal best of 14.29 seconds (same source). ESPN noted that she was the first Muslim woman to represent Somalia at any Olympic Games (same source).
In short
A Somali sprinter who ran at the 2004 Olympics as the first Muslim woman to compete for Somalia.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Fartun Abukar Omar · en.wikipedia.org
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