Alia Saeed Mohammed

Alia Saeed Mohammed (born Medina Kadir on 18 May 1991 in Ethiopia) is a long-distance runner who competes for the United Arab Emirates.^[1] She switched allegiance from her native Ethiopia in 2010.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
2007	World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	32nd (h)	800 m	2:13.77
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	29th (h)	800 m	2:10.15
Representing the  United Arab Emirates
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	20th (h)	5000 m	16:10.37
	Arab Championships	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	2nd	5000 m	4:22.48
			2nd	5000 m	16:10.67
	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	1st	5000 m	16:11.54
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	12th	3000 m	9:15.74
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	4th	5000 m	15:45.55
			2nd	10,000 m	32:39.39
2014	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	3rd	3000 m	8:56.78
	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	12th	3000 m	9:21.23
	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	6th	5000 m	15:30.46
			1st	10,000 m	31:51.86

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 2:06.0 (Addis Ababa 2008)
• 3000 metres – 9:07.42 (Dakar 2013)
• 5000 metres – 15:31.21 (Mataró 2011)
• 10,000 metres – 32:39.39 (Pune 2013)

Indoor

• 3000 metres – 8:48.27 (Stockholm 2014)

References