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FILE - This Aug. 19, 2008 file photo shows Samia Yusuf Omar of Somalia reacting after a heat of the women's 200-meter during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the
The Wall Of Great Africans - SOMALIA: Samia Yusuf Omar or Samiyo Omar (Somali: Saamiya Yuusuf Cumar) (March 25, 1991 – April 2012) was a sprinter from Somalia. She was one of
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Samia Yusuf Omar Earned Fame as a Runner, But Died as a Refugee. A New Comic Honors Her. · Global Voices
![Ternate, Italy. 06th June, 2021. Ternate VA, Italy Run with Samia 2021 edition 12 km running and free walking race on Lake Comabbio in memory of Samia Yusuf Omar, a Somali athlete Ternate, Italy. 06th June, 2021. Ternate VA, Italy Run with Samia 2021 edition 12 km running and free walking race on Lake Comabbio in memory of Samia Yusuf Omar, a Somali athlete](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2G1AGAH/ternate-italy-06th-june-2021-ternate-va-italy-run-with-samia-2021-edition-12-km-running-and-free-walking-race-on-lake-comabbio-in-memory-of-samia-yusuf-omar-a-somali-athlete-who-died-in-2012-while-crossing-the-mediterranean-trying-to-get-to-italy-to-find-a-coach-where-she-would-participate-at-the-london-olympics-in-the-photo-njeri-julius-kariba-second-shelf-with-female-athlete-with-shirt-dedicated-to-samia-credit-independent-photo-agencyalamy-live-news-2G1AGAH.jpg)