Babacar Niang
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Babacar Niang (born 9 September 1958) is a retired Senegalese-French middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He remains the national record holder in the 1000 metres dating back to 1983. In 1995, he briefly held the masters M35 world record for 800m, which lasted only a month before his contemporary Johnny Gray contested and beat the record.
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
1988 | African Championships | Annaba, Algeria | 1st | 800 m | |
1989 | African Championships | Lagos, Nigeria | 3rd | 800 m | |
Jeux de la Francophonie | Casablanca, Morocco | 3rd | 800 m |
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Categories:
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Senegalese male middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Senegal
- French people of Senegalese descent
- Senegalese athletics biography stubs