Jamal Abdi Dirieh

Jamal Abdi Dirieh

Jamal Abdi Dirieh in 2016
Personal information
Born	1997
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	5000 m, 10,000 m

Jamal Abdi Dirieh (Somali: Jamal Cabdi Diiriye) is a Djiboutian long-distance runner. He represented his country in the 5000 metres at the 2017 World Championships narrowly missing the final. In addition, he won a silver medal at the 2016 World U20 Championships.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Djibouti
2014	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	12th	5000 m	14:15.78
2016	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	5000 m	13:21.50
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	12th (h)	5000 m	13:28.98
2022	African Championships	Port Louis, Mauritius	20th (h)	1500 m	3:55.72
			9th	10,000 m	29:42.69
2023	Jeux de la Francophonie	Kinshasa, DR Congo	2nd	10,000 m	28:50.31
			3rd	Half marathon	1:03:32

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 5000 metres – 13:13.45 (Heusden-Zolder 2017)
• 10,000 metres – 30:07.47 (Tlemcen 2016)