1. Rabah Mahhamed Yousif Bkheit is a Sudanese-born British track and field athlete, who initially competed for Sudan before obtaining British citizenship.
11 Facts About Rabah Yousif
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Rabah Yousif set a new record at the 400 metres event of the Bedford International Games in 2007.
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Rabah Yousif won the event again in 2008, with a time of 47.05 seconds.
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Rabah Yousif won gold again at the All Africa Games and the Arab Championships in 2011.
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Rabah Yousif received a two-month backdated suspension for the anti-doping rule violation.
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Rabah Yousif reached the semi-finals, where he set a new personal best in 45.13.
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Rabah Yousif represented GB in the 2014 European Athletics Championships, running the qualifying round of the 400m relay, helping his adopted country into the final with the fastest time.
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However, Rabah Yousif was not selected to run in the final, where GB won Gold.
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Rabah Yousif finished sixth in the final in 44.68 in the first ever race to comprise three men going under 44 seconds.
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In May 2016, Rabah Yousif earned a European Athletics Championship bronze medal as part of the men's 400m relay team.
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Rabah Yousif was selected to double up for the 2016 Olympics in both the 400m and 400m relay.