Babacar Niang

For the French basketball player, see Babacar Niang (basketball).

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Babacar Niang (born 9 September 1958) is a retired Senegalese-French middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He remains Senegal's national record holder in the 1000 metres dating back to 1983. In 1995, he briefly held the masters M35 world record for 800m, which lasted only a month before his contemporary Johnny Gray contested and beat the record.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event
Representing Senegal
1988	African Championships	Annaba, Algeria	1st	800 m
1989	African Championships	Lagos, Nigeria	3rd	800 m
1989	Jeux de la Francophonie	Casablanca, Morocco	3rd	800 m