# Omar Moussa Bouh

> Omar Moussa Bouh (b.1961): Djiboutian marathoner at the 1988 and 1996 Olympics.

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## Who is he?

Omar Moussa Bouh, also spelled Omar Musa, is a Djiboutian long-distance runner who specialised in the marathon, born on 8 February 1961 ([Wikipedia, Omar Moussa (runner)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Moussa_(runner))).

## Results

- 1983 Arab Championships, Amman: marathon silver ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Moussa_(runner))).
- 1986: third at the Montreal marathon and fifth at the Paris Marathon; runner-up at the first Lille Marathon (same source).
- 1988 Seoul Olympics: 49th in the marathon (same source).
- 1989 World Marathon Cup: 46th in 2:19:18 (same source).
- 1994: personal best of 2:13:57, and fourth at the Francophone Games, under three minutes behind bronze medallist Omar Abdillahi Charmarke (same source).
- 1996 [Atlanta](/en/diaspora/atlanta-clarkston/) Olympics: started the marathon but did not finish (same source).

## In short

One of Djibouti's leading marathon runners of the 1980s and 1990s, and a two-time Olympian.

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