Muna Jabir Adam (born 6 January 1987) is a Sudanese track and field athlete born in El Obeid who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles.
Career Ahmed initially competed as a sprinter and known in 2002 when she won the 400 metres at the Arab Junior Athletics Championships in Cairo while still in the youth category. She repeated this achievement in 2004 and also won the 800 metres title. In the same year, she won four medals at the Pan Arab Games, including a gold medal in the 400 metres with a time of 53.34 seconds.
From 2005, she also began competing in the 400 metres hurdles and the heptathlon. She finished second at the African Combined Events Championships, then won the African Junior Championships, and later the Arab Championships, where she set a national record.
In 2007, she won the 400 metres hurdles at the African Games, improving her personal best to 54.93 seconds. She also competed at the World Championships in Osaka, where she lost in the semifinals. She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing but lost in the heats.
Achievements Representing 2003World Youth ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada6th400 m54.28All-Africa GamesAbuja, Nigeria12th (h)400 m54.432004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy10th (sf)400 m54.492006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China4th400 m h57.032007All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria 1st400 m h54.93 NR 3rd4 × 400 m relay3:34.84 NRWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan15th (sf)400 m h55.65Pan Arab GamesCairo, Egypt 1st400 m h56.07 2nd4 × 100 m relay47.43 NR 1st4 × 400 m relay3:38.56 1stHeptathlon45942008Olympic GamesBeijing, China20th (h)400 m h57.16
Personal bests 200 metres - 23.88 s (2007) - national record.Sudanese athletics records 400 metres - 53.34 s (2004) 800 metres - 2:02.43 min s (2005) - national record. 100 metres hurdles - 14.31 s (2007) - national record. 400 metres hurdles - 54.93 s (2007) - national record. Heptathlon - 4977 pts (2005) - national record.
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