# Samia Yusuf Omar

> Somali athlete (1991-2012)

**Wikidata**: [Q290451](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q290451)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samia_Yusuf_Omar)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/samia-yusuf-omar


## References

1. [Source](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/03/the-story-of-samia-omar-the-olympic-runner-who-drowned-in-the-med)
2. Czech National Authority Database
3. datos.bne.es
4. Virtual International Authority File
5. [Source](https://sceneweb.fr/de-pekin-a-lampedusa-lhistoire-de-samia-yusuf/)
6. World Athletics database
7. [Source](https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/hoerspiel/samia-joseph-und-mary-auf-dem-weg-in-ein-besseres-leben)
8. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
9. Norwegian Authority File: Persons and Corporate Bodies
10. [Against the Odds: Samiya Yuusf Omar. BBC News. 2008](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7492967.stm)
11. CONOR.SI
12. Olympedia
13. Library of Congress Control Number