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tuka at the 2015 world championships in beijing 800 metres kakanj , sr bosnia and herzegovina , sfr yugoslavia 225 bosnian '' ' 800 metres '' ' : 1:42.51 ' 400 metres '' ' : 47.19 '' track 9 january 1991 amel tuka , 2015 world championships in athletics beijing.jpg amel tuka
 amel tuka
amel tuka

amel tuka -lrb- born 9 january 1991 -rrb- is a bosnian middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800-metre race .
tuka holds two national records of bosnia and herzegovina for the 400 metre and 800 metre disciplines .
on july 17 , 2015 , with his time of 1:42.51 , tuka positioned himself as the world leader in the men 's 800 metres in monaco for the year 2015 .
he subsequently earned his country 's first medal with his third place finish in the men 's 800 meters at the 2015 world championships in athletics .
