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Moroccan steeplechase runner
Soufiane El Bakkali (Arabic : سفيان البقالي ; born 7 January 1996[4] ) is a Moroccan runner specializing in the 3000 metres steeplechase . He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic champion, having previously finished fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics . At the World Athletics Championships , El Bakkali won two gold medals, winning his first in 2022 and later in 2023 , He won silver in 2017 and bronze in 2019 . He also placed third at the 2019 African Games and second at the 2018 African Championships .
El Bakkali was the 2022 Diamond League champion in his specialist event.
Career
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At age 18, Soufiane El Bakkali placed fourth in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics , and then made his senior debut at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics , placing tenth in the event.[5] He also competed in cross country running and was 18th as a junior at the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships .[4]
He gained selection for Morocco at the 2016 Summer Olympics after a personal best of 8:14.41 minutes to take fourth in his specialist event at the Herculis meeting.[6] At the Rio Olympics , El Bakkali improved his personal best further to 8:14.35 minutes and finished fourth.[7]
El Bakkali during the 2017 Golden Gala, Rome
He won the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships held in London in a time of 8:14.49 behind only Conseslus Kipruto who ran 8:14.12. 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).[4]
On 3 September 2020, he won the 1500 metres race at the 14th International Marseille Athletics Meeting in France.[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). He thus became the first non-Kenyan-born athlete to win the title since Poland's Bronislaw Malinowski did so at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow , and the first non-Kenyan born gold medallist at the Olympics or World Championships since 1987.[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.[12] [13]
El Bakkali in the 2022 World Athletics Championships
On 18 July 2022 at the World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon , El Bakkali became the world champion, winning the gold medal in the 3000 m steeplechase with a time of 8:25.13 ahead of Lamecha Girma (8:26.01) and Conseslus Kipruto (8:27.92).[14] In September at the Diamond League final in Zürich , he claimed his first Diamond Trophy . 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.[15] El Bakkali was undefeated and ran the fastest time in the world that season, clocking 7:58.28 at Rabat Diamond League. In November, he was shortlisted for the World Athletics Male Athlete of the Year award .[16]
On 22 August 2023, El Bakkali won his second World Championship gold medal in the 2023 World Athletics Championships after placing first in the final race with a time of 8:03.53.[17] [18]
Personal life
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Achievements
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International competitions
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Representing Morocco
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
2014
World Junior Championships
Eugene, OR , United States
4th
3000 m s'chase
8:34.98
African Championships
Marrakesh , Morocco
10th
3000 m s'chase
8:59.66
2015
World Cross Country Championships
Guiyang , China
18th
Junior race
24:46
7th
Junior race
139 pts
2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
4th
3000 m s'chase
8:14.35
2017
World Championships
London , United Kingdom
2nd
3000 m s'chase
8:14.49
2018
Mediterranean Games
Tarragona , Spain
1st
3000 m s'chase
8:20.97
African Championships
Asaba , Nigeria
2nd
3000 m s'chase
8:28.01
2019
African Games
Rabat , Morocco
3rd
3000 m s'chase
8:19.45
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
3rd
3000 m s'chase
8:03.76
2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
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1500 m
DNF
1st
3000 m s'chase
8:08.90
2022
World Championships
Eugene, OR , United States
1st
3000 m s'chase
8:25.13
2023
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
1st
3000 m s'chase
8:03.53
Circuit wins and titles
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3000 metres steeplechase wins, other events specified in parentheses
3000 metres steeplechase wins, other events specified in parentheses
Personal bests
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Awards
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References
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^ https://worldathletics.org/world-rankings/3000msc/men?regionType=world&page=1&rankDate=2023-12-26
^ a b c "Soufiane EL BAKKALI – Athlete Profile" . World Athletics . Retrieved 1 January 2021 .
^ 2014 African Championships in Athletics Results Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine . Marrakech2014. Retrieved on 19 August 2016.
^ 3000 Metres Steeplechase men Herculis MONACO Monaco (Stade Louis II), MONACO 15 JUL 2016 . IAAF. Retrieved on 19 August 2016. Archived 23 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ Soufiane El Bakkali Archived 22 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine . Rio2016. Retrieved on 19 August 2016.
^ Mebtoul, Taha. "Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali Wins 1,500m Race in France" . Morocco world news . Retrieved 17 October 2022 .
^ Zerbaoui, Josef Abdessalam (26 February 2020). "Moroccan Athlete El Bakkali Has Sights on Gold at 2020 Olympic Games" . Morocco World News . Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020 .
^ "Kenya's Reign is Over: Soufiane El Bakkali Wins Olympic Men's Steeplechase in Tokyo" . LetsRun.com . 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021 .
^ Galadima, Yemi (5 January 2023). "Top 10 African Male Athletes in 2022 - Part 2" . Making of Champions . p. 4 . Retrieved 5 January 2023 .
^ Toutate, Issam. "Morocco's El Bakkali Outruns Kenyans at Home" . moroccoworldnews.com/ . Retrieved 20 September 2021 .
^ "Le Marocain Soufiane El Bakkali réalise un exploit au Kenya" . Le Site Info (in French). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021 .
^ Tennery, Amy (19 July 2022). "El Bakkali wins 3,000m steeplechase world gold" . Reuters . Retrieved 19 July 2022 .
^ "Spotlight on finalists: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Soufiane El Bakkali" . World Athletics . 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022 .
^ "Finalists announced for Men's World Athlete of the Year 2022" . World Athletics . 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022 .
^ "King Congratulates Soufiane El Bakkali, 3,000m Steeplechase World Champion" . HESPRESS English - Morocco News . 23 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023 .
^ Erraji, Abdellah. "Soufiane El Bakkali Wins Budapest World Athletics Championships" . Morocco World News . p. 1.
^ YouTubehttps://m.youtube.com › watchSoufiane El Bakkali | قصة البطل سفيان البقالي من المعاناة الى التتويج ...
^ Erraji, Abdellah (14 September 2023). "Morocco Earthquake: Soufiane El Bakkali Takes Part in Blood Donation Campaign" . Morocco World News . p. 1 . Retrieved 15 September 2023 .
^ "World Leaders by Ingebrigtsen & Korir Highlight 2022 Diamond League Final" . LetsRun.com . 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022 .
^ "Top track clashes across the board as athletes target trophies in Zurich" . worldathletics.org . Retrieved 17 October 2022 .
^ Staff Writer. "Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali Wins 3,000m Steeplechase in Monaco" . Morocco world news . Retrieved 17 October 2022 .
^ Staff Writer. "Moroccan Soufiane El Bakkali Wins 3000m Steeplechase in Monaco for 2nd Time" . Morocco world news . Retrieved 17 October 2022 .
^ Owen-Jones, Juliette. "Paris Diamond League: Soufiane El Bakkali Wins Race Despite Bloody Foot" . Morocco world news . Retrieved 17 October 2022 .
^ Mebtoul, Taha. "Morocco's Soufian El Bakkali Breaks 2020 Steeplechase Record" . Morocco world news . Retrieved 17 October 2022 .
^ Daoudi, Safae. "Moroccan Athlete Soufiane El Bakkali Wins Race at Rome's Diamond League" . Morocco world news . Retrieved 17 October 2022 .
^ Latrech, Oumaima (15 May 2022). "Moroccan Athlete Soufiane El Bakkali Wins Race At Doha's Diamond League" . Morocco world news . Retrieved 17 October 2022 .
^ "El Bakkali rocks Rabat with world-leading steeplechase victory" . www.worldathletics.org . Retrieved 17 October 2022 .
^ "Programme 2022" . lausanne.diamondleague.com . Retrieved 17 October 2022 .
^ Zouiten, Sara. "Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali Wins 3,000M Title at Diamond Leauge[sic] Final" . Morocco World News . Retrieved 17 October 2022 .
^ Mulkeen, Jon (28 May 2023). "El Bakkali, Tsegay and Mahuchikh impress in Rabat" . World Athletics . Retrieved 28 May 2023 .
^ Erraji, Abdellah. "Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali Wins 3,000 Meters Steeplechase in Stockholm" . moroccoworldnews . Retrieved 5 July 2023 .
^ Rahhou, Jihane. "Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali Continues Winning Streak in Poland" . moroccoworldnews . Retrieved 16 July 2023 .
^ "Moroccan El Bakkali wins 3,000m steeplechase in Xiamen" . HESPRESS English - Morocco News . 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023 .
^ "Home star Perkovic wins discus duel to cap season in Zagreb" . World Athletics . Retrieved 17 October 2022 .
^ "Morocco's Champion Soufiane El Bakkali Wins 2,000 M Steeplechase in Zagreb" . The North Africa Post . Retrieved 17 October 2022 .
^ "البقالي أفضل عدّاء في إفريقيا لعام 2022" . Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022 .
^ Zouiten, Sara. "Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali Selected as Africa's Best Male Athlete of 2022" . moroccoworldnews . Retrieved 21 December 2022 .
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Soufiane_El_Bakkali&oldid=1236220275 "
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