# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/hussein-ahmed-salah
# Generated: 2026-08-15T06:34:34.667Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/hussein-ahmed-salah"
name: "Hussein Ahmed Salah"
slug: "hussein-ahmed-salah"
description: "Hussein Ahmed Salah is a Djiboutian former long-distance runner, best known for winning a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also won silver medals in this event at the 1987 and 1991 World Championships. In addition, he won the 1985 IAAF World Marathon Cup. He also came second in the New York Marathon in 1985, and won the Paris Marathon in 1986."
tagline: "Long-distance runner from Djibouti"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1956-12-31"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           20.35183733333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "حسين أحمد صلاح"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump