Mohamed Attaoui
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| Birth name | Mohamed Attaoui محمد العطاوي | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Mohamed Attaoui Tijani[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Moroccan (former) Spanish (current) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 September 2001 Beni Mellal, Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | OAC EUROPE | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Thomas Dreißigacker | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mohamed Attaoui Tijani (born 26 September 2001) is a middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.[2] Born in Morocco, he represents Spain internationally. He won a silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships.[3] He has lived in Torrelavega, Cantabria, since he was six years old. He obtained Spanish nationality in 2021
Personal bests
[edit]- 800 metres – 1:42.04 (Monaco 2024)
- 1500 metres – 3:36.12 (Huelva 2023)
- 800 meters indoor - 1:45.49 (Lyon 2024)
- 1500 metres indoor – 3:38.83 (Sabadell 2024)
- 3000 metres indoor – 8:00.33 (San Sebastián 2022)
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
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| 2022 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Pescara, Italy | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:15.43 |
| 2023 | Mediterranean U23 Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 1st | 1500 m | 3:53.89 |
| European U23 Championships | Espoo, Finland | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:43.63 | |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 11th (sf) | 800 m | 1:44.35 | |
| World Road Running Championships | Riga, Latvia | 24th | Road Mile | 4:06.59 | |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 8th (sf) | 800 m | 1:45.68 |
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 2nd | 800 m | 1:45.20 | |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 5th | 800 m | 1:42.08 |
References
[edit]- ^ "ATLETISMO EN ESPAÑA" (PDF). Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (in European Spanish). 19 June 2023. p. 4.
- ^ "Mohamed ATTAOUI - Athlete Profile". WorldAthletics.org. World Athletics.
- ^ Final Results Archived 2023-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Mohamed Attaoui at World Athletics
- Mohamed Attaoui at RFEA (in Spanish)
- Mohamed Attaoui at Olympics.com
- Mohamed Attaoui at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Mohamed Attaoui – COE – Paris 2024 (in Spanish)
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Spanish male middle-distance runners
- Moroccan emigrants to Spain
- Spanish sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- 21st-century Spanish people
- People from Beni Mellal
- Athletes from Cantabria
- Sportspeople from Torrelavega
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Spain
- Spanish athletics biography stubs