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{{Short description|Senegalese sprinter (born 1973)}}
'''Oumar Loum''' (born December 31, 1973) is a former [[Senegal]]ese sprinter who specialized in the [[200 metres]]. He competed at the Olympic Games three times, never progressing to the final.

==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{SEN}}
|-
|rowspan=2|1992
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] 
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|17th (h)
|4×100 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|40.13]]
|-
|[[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]] 
|[[Seoul, South Korea]]
|4th
|100 m
|[[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|10.51]] <small>(0.0&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|rowspan=4|1993
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1993 Summer Universiade|Universiade]] 
|rowspan=2|[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, United States]]
|12th (sf)
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 1993 Summer Universiade – Men's 100 metres|10.50]] (w)
|-
|4th
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 1993 Summer Universiade – Men's 200 metres|20.68]] (w)
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|rowspan=2|[[Stuttgart, Germany]]
|16th (sf)
|100 m
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|10.60]]
|-
|33rd (h)
|200 m
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|21.12]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1994
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie|Jeux de la Francophonie]] 
|rowspan=2|[[Bondoufle, France]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie – Results#100 meters|10.35]]
|-
| –
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie – Results#200 meters|DNF]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1996
|[[1996 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]] 
|[[Yaoundé, Cameroon]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|200 m
|20.70
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] 
|[[Atlanta, United States]]
|22nd (qf)
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|21.31]]
|-
|1997
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|43rd (h)
|200 m
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|20.95]]
|-
|1998
|[[1998 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]] 
|[[Dakar, Senegal]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|200 m
|20.59
|-
|1999
|[[Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]
|[[Johannesburg, South Africa]]
|8th
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games – Men's 200 metres|21.20]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2000
|[[2000 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]] 
|[[Algiers, Algeria]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|200 m
|20.76
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] 
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|20th (qf)
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|20.60]]
|-
|rowspan=5|2001
|[[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]] 
|[[Lisbon, Portugal]]
|10th (sf)
|200 m
|[[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres|21.49]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie|Jeux de la Francophonie]] 
|rowspan=2|[[Ottawa, Canada]]
|5th
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie – Results#100 meters|10.37]]
|-
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie – Results#200 meters|20.59]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|rowspan=2|[[Edmonton, Canada]]
|34th (qf)
|100 m
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|10.42]]
|-
|9th (qf)
|200 m
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|20.43]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2002
|rowspan=3|[[2002 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Radès, Tunisia]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|200 m
|[[2002 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|20.37]] (w)
|-
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|4×100 m relay
|[[2002 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|40.08]]
|-
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|4×400 m relay
|[[2002 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:14.40]]
|-
|rowspan=6|2003
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]] 
|[[Birmingham, United Kingdom]]
|18th (h)
|200 m
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres|21.62]]
|-
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|[[Paris, France]]
|18th (qf)
|200 m
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|20.67]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Abuja, Nigeria]]
|4th
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's 200 metres|20.86]]
|-
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|4×100 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|38.79]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|Afro-Asian Games]] 
|rowspan=2|[[Hyderabad, India]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games – Results#200 meters|20.99]]
|-
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|4×100 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games – Results#4 × 100 meters relay|39.58]]
|-
|rowspan=4|2004
|rowspan=3|[[2004 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo]]
|7th
|200 m
|[[2004 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|21.43]]
|-
|4th
|4×100 m relay
|[[2004 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|39.96]]
|-
|7th
|4×400 m relay
|[[2004 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:10.61]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] 
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|37th (h)
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|20.97]]
|-
|rowspan=5|2005
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games|Islamic Solidarity Games]] 
|rowspan=2|[[Mecca, Saudi Arabia]]
|5th
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games – Results|10.52]]
|-
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games – Results|21.10]]
|-
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|44th (h)
|200 m
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|21.37]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie|Jeux de la Francophonie]] 
|rowspan=2|[[Niamey, Niger]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie – Results#200 meters|21.12]]
|-
|4th
|4×100 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie – Results#4 x 100 meters relay|40.36]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2006
|rowspan=2|[[2006 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Bambous, Mauritius]]
|4th (sf)
|200 m
|[[2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|20.99]]
|-
|4th
|4×100 m relay
|[[2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|40.54]]
|-
|2007
|[[Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]
|[[Algiers, Algeria]]
|8th
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games – Men's 200 metres|21.77]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2009
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie|Jeux de la Francophonie]]
|rowspan=2|[[Beirut, Lebanon]]
|21st (h)
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie – Results|24.59]]
|-
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|4×100 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie – Results|39.87]]
|}

==Personal bests==
'''Outdoor'''
*[[100 metres]] – 10.17 (-0.4) (Bamako 2002)
*[[200 metres]] – 20.21 (+0.6) (Mexico City 2000)

'''Indoor'''
*[[200 metres]] – 20.90 (Liévin 1995, 2001)

==External links==
*{{World Athletics||name=Oumar Loum}}

{{Footer African Champions men's 200 metres}}
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[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Senegalese male sprinters]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Senegal]]
[[Category:African Games bronze medalists for Senegal]]
[[Category:African Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Senegal]]
[[Category:Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics]]
[[Category:21st-century Senegalese people]]
[[Category:Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Senegal]]
[[Category:21st-century Senegalese sportsmen]]
[[Category:20th-century Senegalese sportsmen]]