Today is Tuesday, October 7th, 2025 and this week in 1988, Ahmed Salah won a bronze medal in the men’s marathon at the Olympics in Seoul, which was the first and only Olympic medal ever won by the country of Djibouti.

In this episode, we'll learn more about Salah, his country, and why that Olympic podium was so significant.

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Bibliography:

• https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173730/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/ATH/mens-marathon.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070608102447/http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/AFRIQUE/PLEINAIR/RECDJIBOUTI.txt
• https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/hussein-ahmed-salah
• https://web.archive.org/web/20161203220336/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/ahmed-salah-1.html
• https://www.reddit.com/r/Somalia/comments/1czykg4/how_to_become_a_champion_ahmed_salahs_untold/
• https://www.olympics.com/en/news/djiboutis-42-kilometre-run-to-olympic-glory
• https://www.olympics.com/en/news/djiboutis-42-kilometre-run-to-olympic-glory