Babacar Niang

For the French basketball player, see Babacar Niang (basketball).
Babacar Niang
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Senegal
African Championships
1984 Rabat 4×400 m
1988 Annaba 800 m
1982 Cairo 4×400 m
1985 Cairo 4×400 m
1989 Lagos 800 m

Babacar Niang (born 9 September 1958) is a retired Senegalese-French middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He remains Senegal's national record holder in the 1000 metres dating back to 1983. In 1995, he briefly held the masters M35 world record for 800m, which lasted only a month before his contemporary Johnny Gray contested and beat the record.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Senegal
1988 African Championships Annaba, Algeria 1st 800 m
1989 African Championships Lagos, Nigeria 3rd 800 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Casablanca, Morocco 3rd 800 m


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