Moussa Camara (athlete)

Moussa Camara (born 12 February 1988, Bamako) is a Malian athlete specializing in the 800 metres.[1][2]

For the other people, see Moussa Camara (disambiguation).

He competed for Mali at the 2012 Summer Olympics failing to qualify for the semifinals. These were his first Olympics. During this time he trained in Kenya his own country experienced the 2012 Malian coup d'état, which has weighed on him.[3]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Mali
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakech, Morocco 43rd (h) 800 m 1:58.82
2007 African Junior Championships Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 19th (h) 800 m 1:52.60
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 23rd (h) 800 m 1:55.84
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 22nd (sf) 800 m 1:48.15
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 9th (h) 800 m 1:49.99
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 19th (h) 800 m 1:52.62
African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 8th 800 m 1:49.12
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 45th (h) 800 m 1:51.36
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 39th (h) 800 m 1:49.78
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 7th 800 m 1:50.38
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 9th (h) 800 m 1:47.14
16th (h) 1500 m 3:56.90
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 14th (h) 800 m 1:51.81
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 9th (sf) 800 m 1:51.59
15th (h) 1500 m 3:54.76

References
  2. "Moussa Camara Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  3. "Moussa Camara focused on Olympic dream - 7M sport". www.7msport.com. Retrieved 2018-05-05.



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