but did not manage to finish. On his Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Olympics he came eighth in the 10,000 m and was the only runner in the top ten to represent a non-African nation. He was eleventh at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, then was only a bronze medallist at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships, as he was beaten by two other former Kenyans, Nicholas Kemboi and Hasan Mahboob. At the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships he has competed three times and reached the podium twice. He was third in 2004, 24th in 2007 and took a second bronze medal at the 2008 race. On the road circuit, he was the 2003 winner of the Bellin Run. After a break from international competition lasting from late 2010 through 2011, Abdullah made his marathon debut in 2012 at the Hamburg Marathon and finished the race in a time of 2:08:36 hours, coming fifth overall. International competitions Personal bests 3000 metres - 7:43.01 min (1999) 5000 metres - 12:56.27 min (2003) 10,000 metres - 26:38.76 min (2003) Half marathon - 1:01:46 hrs (2007) Marathon - 2:08:36 hrs (2012) See also List of eligibility transfers in athletics List of Qatar-related topics References External links 1981 births Living people People from Elgeyo-Marakwet County Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male cross country runners Kenyan male marathon runners Qatari male long-distance runners Qatari male marathon runners Qatari male cross country runners Olympic male long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Qatar Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Games competitors for Qatar Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Qatar Asian Cross Country Championships winners Kenyan emigrants to Qatar Naturalised citizens of Qatar Qatari people of Kenyan descent