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Ilias Fifa
Fifa in 2016
Personal information
Born (1989-05-16) 16 May 1989 (age 35)
Tangier, Morocco[1]
Sport
Country Spain
SportTrack and field
Event5000 metres
ClubF.C. Barcelona
Coached byRafael Caro

Medal record

Men's athletics
Representing  Spain
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Amsterdam 5000 m

Ilias Fifa (born 16 May 1989) is a long-distance runner. Born in Morocco, he competes internationally for Spain. He gained Spanish citizenship in July 2015[1] after entering Spain nine years earlier by hiding under a truck crossing the border.[2]

Career[edit]

He won the 2016 European Championship 5000 metres, in one of the closest long distance finishes ever. VideoonYouTube

He participated in the 5000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing but with a time of 13:28.29 he did not reach the final.[3] He qualified for the 5000 m event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he finished in a non-qualifying 9th place in his heat.[4]

International competitions[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 13th (h) 5000 m 13:28.29
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 5000 m 13:40.85
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 23rd (h) 5000 m 13:30.23
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 34th (h) 5000 m 13:47.90
2023 European 10,000m Cup Pacé, France 3rd 10 km 28:12.62
2024 Ibero-American Championships Cuiabá, Brazil 1st 10km 29:41
European Championships Rome, Italy 8th 10,000 m 28:10.97

Personal bests[edit]

Outdoor

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "RFEA profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  • ^ "European Athletics Homepage | European Athletics | European Athletics".
  • ^ http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-5000-M-h----.RS4.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  • ^ "The XXXI Olympic Games | World Athletics".

    • External links[edit]

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