n Samuel Adelebari Francis (born 27 March 1987) is a Nigerian-born Qatari sprinter who specialises in the 100m. He became a naturalised Qatari in April 2007 and competed for his new country from July 2007. His personal best of 9.99 seconds is the current Asian record for the 100m.
n At the 2007 Asian Championships he first set a new championship record of 10.18 seconds during the heats. In the final he ran in a new Asian record, breaking the 10-second barrier with a time of 9.99 seconds, bettering Koji Ito’s mark of 10.00 seconds at the 1998 Asian Games.
n He also went onto to win the silver medal as part of the 4x100 metres relay team for Qatar.
n After competing at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, he ran at the next major championships, the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, reaching the quarter-finals stage.
n At the 2007 Asian Indoor Games he won with a Games record time of 6.54 seconds. The following year at the 2008 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships he won gold in record time.
