Amos Ali
Amos Ali is a Papua New Guinean sprinter. He won medals at the Pacific Games and competed in the men's 200 metres, 4 × 100 metres, and 4 × 400 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Career
At the 1995 Pacific Games, Ali ran the third leg for the gold-medal-winning Papua New Guinean 4 x 100 m team. Their time of 40.29 seconds was both a national record and a new championship record, both of which remained unbroken as of 2021. He also won bronze medals in the 100 metres and 200 metres.He entered in the 200 m, 4 × 100 m, and 4 × 400 m at the 1996 Olympics. He ran 21.37 seconds in the 200 m to place 5th in his heat. He was scheduled to anchor the Papua New Guinean 4 × 100 m team, but they did not finish their heat. In the 4 × 400 m, Ali ran the third leg for his team and they ran 3:19.92 for 7th in their heat.
Ali also holds a tie for the fastest 60 metres ever run by a Papua New Guinean of 6.7 seconds.