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. She was the 10,000 metres gold medallist at the 2014 Asian Games and the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships.

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	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	4th	5000 m	15:52.07
	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	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	8th	1500 m	4:28.32
			4th	3000 m	9:01.03
	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
2015	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	2nd	5000 m	15:28.74
			1st	10,000 m	32:39.39 CR
	World Championships	Beijing, China	–	10,000 m	DNF
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	3rd	3000 m	8:48.62
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	23rd	10,000 m	31:56.74

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