# Ibrahim Okash (Ibraahin Cukaash)

> Ibrahim Okash (b.1964): Somali 800 m semi-finalist at Seoul 1988 and Pac-12 record holder.

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## Who is he?

Ibrahim Okash Omar is a former athlete who competed for Somalia, born on 18 September 1964 ([Wikipedia, Ibrahim Okash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Okash)). He grew up in Jowhar, north of Mogadishu (same source).

## Olympics

At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics he ran the 400 metres and finished seventh in his heat ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Okash)). At the 1988 Seoul Olympics he reached the 800 metres semi-finals, finishing eighth in his semi (same source).

## College running

He ran for the University of Southern California in 1988 and 1989, and also for George Mason University ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Okash)). In 1988 at USC he set a Pac-12 record for 800 metres, which Wikipedia says he still held in 2021, and he ranks second in USC history over 1500 metres (same source). He later ran for the Santa Monica Track Club (same source).

## In short

A Jowhar-raised two-time Olympian and a long-standing college 800 m record holder in the US.

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