Fartun Abukar Omar

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Fartun Abukar Omar, born in 1985 or 1986, is a Somali athlete. She represented Somalia at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, despite her country having been without a government for thirteen years at that time. She took part in the women's 100 metres race, and finished last in her heat, nonetheless achieving a personal best of 14.29 seconds.[1] She was 18 at the time of the event.[2] She had never before run a competition on a track, and drifted into the wrong lane for part of the race.[3] ESPN noted that she was the first Muslim woman ever to represent Somalia at any Olympic Games.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Meet the Olympics' unsung heroes", BBC
  2. ^ "SUMMER 2004 GAMES; Free at Last, Islamic Women Compete With Abandon", New York Times, August 21, 2004
  3. ^ "More Olympics news", The Sun, August 21, 2004
  4. ^ "The passion of the athlete", ESPN, September 25, 2004


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