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{{short description|Senegalese athlete}}
{{MedalTableTop|sport=Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]|country_code=SEN|medals=
{{Medal|Competition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] |[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles|400 m hurdles]]}}
}}

'''El Hadj Amadou Dia Bâ''' {{post-nominals|list=[[OLY]]}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympians.org/woa/leadership/ |title=WOA Leadership |website=[[World Olympians Association]] |access-date=August 16, 2021}}</ref> (born September 22, 1958) is a retired [[Senegalese]] athlete who competed in the [[hurdling|400 metres hurdles]]. He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal in this event with a personal best time of 47.23 seconds. It was the first, and only (as 2024) Olympic medal for Senegal. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{SEN}}
|-
|1978
|[[Athletics at the 1978 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]] 
|[[Algiers, Algeria]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#c96;" | 3rd
|High Jump
|2.08
|-
|rowspan=2|1982
|rowspan=2|[[1982 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Cairo, Egypt]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|400 m
|45.80s
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|400 m hurdles
|49.55s
|-
|rowspan=2|1983
|[[Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade|World Student Games]] 
|[[Edmonton, Canada]]
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;" | 2nd
|400 m hurdles
|
|-
|[[1983 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|7th
|[[1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 400 metre hurdles|400 m hurdles]]
|49.61
|-
|rowspan=3|1984
|rowspan=2|[[1984 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Rabat, Morocco]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4X400 m
|3.04.80s
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|400 m hurdles
|49.30s
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Los Angeles, USA]]
||5th
|400 m hurdles
|49.28
|-
|1985
|[[1985 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|[[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|400 m hurdles
|48.29 CR
|-
|rowspan=2|1987
|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 400 metre hurdles|400 m hurdles]]
|[[Rome]], [[Italy]]
| style= |  5th
|400 m hurdles
|48.37
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]
|[[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;" | 1st
|400 m hurdles
|48.03 CR
|-
|rowspan=2|1988
|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] 
|[[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;" | 2nd
|400 m hurdles
|47.23 NR
|-
|[[1988 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|[[Annaba]], [[Algeria]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|400 m hurdles
|48.81
|-
|1989
|[[Athletics at the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie|Jeux de la Francophonie]] 
|[[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]]
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;" | 1st
|400 m hurdles
|49.47 CR
|}

As of 20 November 2024, Dia Ba holds five track records for the 400&nbsp;metres&nbsp;hurdles set over the period August 1985 to September 1989.  These include the track records for [[Manresa]] (48.69) and [[Nairobi]] (48.03).

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Sports links}}

{{Footer All-Africa Champions 400 m Hurdles Men}}
{{Footer African Champions men's 400 metres hurdles}}
{{Footer African Champions men's 400 metres}}

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[[Category:Senegalese male hurdlers]]
[[Category:Senegalese male high jumpers]]
[[Category:1958 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Senegal]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Senegal]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists for Senegal]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:Universiade medalists for Senegal]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:20th-century Senegalese sportsmen]]