Soufiane El Bakkali
Soufiane El Bakkali (Arabic: سفيان البقالي; born 7 January 1996[4]) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.Two years later, at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar El Bakkali earned a bronze with a season's best of 8:03.76 behind Kipruto (8:01.35) and Lamecha Girma (8:01.36).[8] El Bakkali qualified to represent Morocco at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics[9] where he won the gold medal in his signature event with a time of 8:08.90, ahead of Girma in 8:10.38 and Benjamin Kigen (8:11.45).[10][11] On 18 September 2021, El Bakkali won his speciality event at the Kip Keino Classic meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, finishing with an 8:21.20 clocking.Just three days later, he capped his fine season with an African best in the 2000 m steeplechase, running 5:14.06 at the Hanžeković Memorial in Zagreb to move to third on the world all-time list for the event.
MoroccoAthletics3000 metres steeplechase3000 m SCOlympic Games2020 Tokyo3000 m st.2024 ParisWorld Championships2022 Eugene3000 m st.2023 Budapest2017 London2019 DohaDiamond LeagueAll-Africa Games2019 RabatAfrican Championships2018 AsabaArabicmiddle-distance runner2024 Paris OlympicsWorld Athletics Championships2022 Diamond League2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics2014 African Championships in Athleticscross country running2015 IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsMorocco at the 2016 Summer OlympicsHerculisRio Olympics2017 World Championships8:14.49Conseslus Kipruto8:03.76Lamecha Girma1500 metres race2020 Tokyo Olympics8:08.90Benjamin KigenBronislaw Malinowski1980 Olympics in MoscowKip Keino ClassicNairobiEugene, Oregon8:25.13ZürichDiamond TrophyHanžeković MemorialZagrebWorld AthleticsMale Athlete of the Year award2023 World Athletics ChampionshipsParis Olympics3000 m steeplechaseKenneth Rooks2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquakeWorld Junior ChampionshipsEugene, OR3000 m s'chaseMarrakeshRio de JaneiroLondonMediterranean GamesTarragonaAfrican Games1500 mBudapestStockholm Bauhaus-galanRabat MeetingMonaco HerculisDoha Diamond LeagueMeeting de ParisRome Golden Gala in FlorenceLausanne AthletissimaZürich WeltklasseStockholmSilesiaXiamenWorld Continental TourZagreb Hanžeković Memorial1500 metres2000 metresLiévin3000 metres5000 metresBirmingham2000 metres steeplechaseAfrican bestConfederation of African AthleticsOrder of the ThroneWayback MachineLetsRun.comMaghreb Arabe PressOlympediaOlympics.comComité National Olympique MarocainOlympic champions in men's 3000 metres steeplechaseGeorge OrtonJohn RimmerJim LightbodyArthur RussellVolmari Iso-HolloPercy HodgeVille RitolaToivo LoukolaTore SjöstrandHorace AshenfelterChris BrasherZdzisław KrzyszkowiakGaston RoelantsAmos BiwottKip KeinoAnders GärderudBronisław MalinowskiJulius KorirJulius KariukiMatthew BirirJoseph KeterReuben KosgeiEzekiel KemboiBrimin KiprutoPatriz IlgFrancesco PanettaMoses KiptanuiWilson Boit Kipketer