Qatari middle-distance runner
Salem Amer Al-Badri (birth name Moses Chirchir; born 12 December 1985 in Kenya) is a retired middle-distance runner who competed internationally for Qatar mostly in the 800 metres event.[1] He jointly holds the Asian record in the rarely contested 4 × 800 metres relay.
His 800 metres personal bests are 1:45.45 seconds outdoors and 1:50.93 indoors, both set in 2006.
Competition record
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing  Qatar
|
| 2000
|
Asian Championships
|
Jakarta, Indonesia
|
6th
|
800 m
|
1:52.43
|
| World Junior Championships
|
Santiago, Chile
|
4th
|
800m
|
1:48.51
|
| 2001
|
World Youth Championships
|
Debrecen, Hungary
|
1st
|
800 m
|
1:50.15
|
| Asian Junior Championships
|
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
|
1st
|
800 m
|
1:51.15
|
| 2002
|
West Asian Games
|
Kuwait City, Kuwait
|
2nd
|
800 m
|
1:49.70
|
| World Junior Championships
|
Kingston, Jamaica
|
2nd
|
800 m
|
1:46.63
|
| Asian Championships
|
Colombo, Sri Lanka
|
2nd
|
800 m
|
1:48.95
|
| Asian Games
|
Busan, South Korea
|
6th
|
800 m
|
1:48.07
|
| 2003
|
Asian Championships
|
Manila, Philippines
|
2nd
|
800 m
|
1:46.95
|
| 2004
|
Asian Junior Championships
|
Ipoh, Malaysia
|
1st
|
800 m
|
1:50.52
|
| 2005
|
Asian Indoor Games
|
Pattaya, Thailand
|
2nd
|
800 m
|
1:52.27
|
| 3rd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:21.40
|
| 2006
|
Asian Indoor Championships
|
Pattaya, Thailand
|
1st
|
800 m
|
1:50.93
|
| Asian Games
|
Doha, Qatar
|
8th (h)
|
800 m
|
1:52.73[2]
|
| –
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
DQ
|
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