Athlete Refugee Team

Athlete Refugee Team is the category under which refugees' athletes can compete at international IAAF competitions. Official IAAF logo is used as the team's flag.

They competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics,[1] 2017 IAAF World Relays,[2] 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships[3] and 2019 World Athletics Championships.[4]

One athlete (Puok Thiep Gatkuoth in men's marathon) was announced to compete at the 2018 European Athletics Championships,[5] but finally he didn't start.[6]

Competition history
2016 Summer Olympics

Six athletes competed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, representing the refugees for the first time. They competed under the Olympic Flag and were called Refugee Olympic Team.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
James Chiengjiek Men's 400 m 52.89 8 Did not advance
Yiech Biel Men's 800 m 1:54.67 8 Did not advance
Paulo Lokoro Men's 1500 m 4:03.96 11 Did not advance
Yonas Kinde Men's marathon N/A 2:24:08 90
Rose Lokonyen Women's 800 m 2:16.64 7 Did not advance
Anjelina Lohalith Women's 1500 m 4:47.38 14 Did not advance
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Five athletes travelled to Ashgabat, Turkmenistan to take part on the games. Due to the event being continental games, they competed under the Olympic Flag and were called Olympic Refugee Athletes again.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Wiyual Puok Deng Men's 400 m 50.96 4 Did not advance
Yiech Biel Men's 800 m 1:55.29 4 q 1:56.53 5 Did not advance
Gai Nyang Tap 1:58.70 5 Did not advance
Paulo Amotun Lokoro Men's 1500 m 3:59.45 4 q N/A DNS -
Ukuk Utho'o Bul Men's 3000 m 8:56.16 5 q N/A 8:33.02 7
2017 IAAF World Relays

A men's 4 × 800 metres relay representing the refugee team competed in Nassau, Bahamas.

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Gai Nyang
Paulo Amotun
Wiyual Puok
Dominic Lokinyomo		 Men's 4 × 800 m relay 8:12.57 7
2017 IAAF World U18 Championships

Held in Nairobi, Kenya, three athletes took part.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Mohammed Ahmed Abubakar Men's 1500 m 4:23.38 12 N/A Did not advance
Lydia Philip Mamun Women's 400 m 1:07.55 5 Did not advance
Sunday Kamisa Peter Women's 800 m 2:32.76 4 Did not advance
2017 World Championships in Athletics

London, United Kingdom held the 2017 world championships. Five athletes traveled there to compete.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ahmed Bashir Farah Men's 800 m 1:50.04 40 Did not advance
Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu Men's 1500 m 3:52.78 40 Did not advance
Kadar Omar Abdullahi Men's 5000 m 14:32.67 35 N/A Did not advance
Rose Lokonyen Women's 800 m 2:20.06 45 Did not advance
Angelina Nadi Women's 1500 m 4:33.54 43 Did not advance
2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

The 23rd edition of the event was held in Valencia, Spain and two refugee athletes were there to compete.

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Paulo Amotun Lokoro Men's half marathon 1:09:31 124
Ukuk Utho'o Bul 1:08:15 120
2018 IAAF World U20 Championships

Tampere, Finland was the host of this events where two refugee athletes competed.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Dominic Lokolong Atiol Men's 1500 m 3:59.63 12 N/A Did not advance
Lydia Philip Mamun Women's 800 m DQ - Did not advance
2018 African Championships in Athletics

Hosted in Asaba, Nigeria, the event saw the biggest refugee athletes team ever competing.

Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
James Chiengjiek Men's 800 m 1:58.69 34 Did not advance
Joseph Elia Ernesto 1:55.20 32 Did not advance
Yiech Pur Biel 1:53.20 31 Did not advance
Paulo Amotun Lokoro Men's 1500 m ?:??.?? 9 q 4:03.44 15
Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu Men's 5000 m N/A 14:07.22 11
Ukuk Otho'o Bul N/A 15:01.50 20
Chajen Dang Yien Women's javelin throw N/A ??.?? 9
2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

Two athletes competed in Aarhus, Denmark in the men's cross country race.

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed Men's 10km race 35:09 85
Otmane Nait Hammou 38:23 124
2019 IAAF World Relays

A mixed relay representing the refugee team competed in Yokohama, Japan.

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Rose Lokonyen
James Chiengjiek		 Mixed 2 × 2 × 400 m relay 4:08.80 7
2019 World Athletics Championships

Six athletes took part in this event, hold in Doha, Qatar.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Paulo Amotun Lokoro Men's 1500 m 3:48.98 42 Did not advance
Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed Men's 5000 m 14:15.32 32 N/A Did not advance
Tachlowini Gabriyesos 14:28.11 34 N/A Did not advance
Fouad Idbafdil Men's 3000 m steeplechase DNF N/A Did not advance
Otmane Nait Hammou 9:30.17 44 N/A Did not advance
Rose Lokonyen Women's 800 m 2:13.39 PB 7 Did not advance
2020 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

Gdynia, Poland hosted this event, although it was celebrated latter than expected due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and 2 refugee athletes participated.

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Fouad Idbafdil Men's half marathon 1:06:35 108
Otmane Nait Hammou 1:03:28 67

See also

References
  1. "IAAF: Athlete Refugee Team - Countries - IAAF World Championships London 2017 - iaaf.org". iaaf.org.
  2. "IAAF: 4x800 Metres Relay Startlist - IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2017 - iaaf.org". iaaf.org.
  3. "IAAF: Athlete Refugee Team - Countries - IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 - iaaf.org". iaaf.org.
  4. "IAAF: Athlete Refugee Team - Countries - IAAF World Championships Doha 2019 - iaaf.org". iaaf.org.
  5. Final Entries - Athletes List by event. European Athletics Championships 2018, Berlin/GER
  6. Marathon Men Final Results - European Athletics Championships 2018, Berlin/GER


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