Abdul Buhari

Abdul Buhari (born 26 June 1982) is a British athlete who competes in the discus throw. He was born in Nigeria.[1]

Abdul Buhari
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1982-06-02) 2 June 1982
Nigeria
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)65.44 m

Education

Buhari was educated at two state schools in London: at Millbank Primary School, a state primary school in the London Borough of the City of Westminster, and the London Nautical School, a selective boys' state secondary school in the London Borough of Lambeth.

Athletics career

Buhari is a member of the Newham and Essex Beagles club and is coached by Mark Wiseman.[1] He works two days a week in the City of London, in operations support for investment bank Credit Suisse and spends the rest of the week training in Loughborough.[2]

Buhari missed the 2010 Commonwealth Games due to injury.[3] In 2011 he set a new personal best distance of 65.44 metres (214.7 ft). He won the UK Trials and Championships with a throw of 63.32 metres (207.7 ft), qualifying for the 2011 World Championships, held in Daegu, South Korea in the process.[4] At the Championships he had a best throw of 60.21 metres (197.5 ft) in the qualifying round, finishing 30th out of the competing athletes and failing to advance to the final.[5]

Buhari represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, but failed to reach the discus final.[6] At the 2012 GB Olympic Athletics Trials on 24 June in Birmingham, Buhari finished third with a best throw of 60.93 metres (199.9 ft); Lawrence Okoye won the event with a throw of 63.43 metres (208.1 ft), securing automatic selection for the 2012 Olympics, and Brett Morse finished second with a best of 62.27 metres (204.3 ft).[7] In July 2012 he achieved the Olympic 'A' qualifying standard with a throw of 65.24 metres (214.0 ft) at a meeting in Barnet, London.[8]

Buhari was selected to compete for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's discus alongside compatriots Lawrence Okoye and Brett Morse.[9] The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 6–7 August and Buhari finished in 29th, missing out on the final.[10][11]

References
  1. "Abdul Buhari: Team GB". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. Creighton, Jessica (18 June 2012). "London 2012: Abdul Buhari combines banking with discus". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  3. Halford, Paul (11 August 2011). "Buhari aims to make impact in Daegu". Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  4. Mulkeen, John (13 July 2011). "Buhari wins competitive discus final, Shakes-Drayton secures double, Bosworth breaks walks record". Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  5. Gough, Martin (29 August 2011). "World Athletics 2011: Ennis leads heptathlon after opening day". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  6. "Robbie Grabarz and Rhys Williams win European gold". BBC Sport. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  7. "GB Olympic Athletics Trials – as it happened". BBC Sport. 24 June 2012. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  8. "Carl Myerscough makes ferry dash for Olympic qualification bid". BBC Sport. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  9. "London 2012: Dwain Chambers picked for GB athletics squad". BBC Sport. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  10. "Men's Discus Throw". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  11. "London 2012 discus throw men Results - Olympic athletics".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.