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Soufiane El Bakkali (Arabic: سفيان البقالي, born 7 January 1996) is a Moroccan male 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 the gold medal in 2022, silver in 2017 and bronze in 2019. He also placed third at the 2019 African Games and second at the 2018 African Championships.

Soufiane El Bakkali
El Bakkali at the 2020 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 26)
Fez, Morocco
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1][2]
Weight69.9 kg (154 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryMorocco
SportAthletics
Event(s)3000 metres steeplechase
ClubFCC Fes[3]
Coached byKarim Tlemcani[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 3000 mSC: 7:58.15 (Monaco 2018)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Morocco
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo3000 m st.
World Championships
2022 Eugene3000 m st.
2017 London3000 m st.
2019 Doha3000 m st.
Diamond League
20223000 m st.
All-Africa Games
2019 Rabat3000 m st.
African Championships
2018 Asaba3000 m st.

El Bakkali was in his specialist event the 2022 Diamond League champion.


Career


At age eighteen, Soufiane El Bakkali placed fourth at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics, then made his senior debut at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics, taking tenth at the 3000 metres steeplechase.[4] He also competed in cross country running and was 18th as a junior at the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[5] He gained selection for Morocco at the 2016 Summer Olympics after a personal best of 8:14.41 minutes to take fourth at the Herculis meeting.[6]

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he improved his personal best further to 8:14.35 minutes and placed fourth.[7] He won the silver medal at the 2017 and the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships.

On 3 September 2020, El Bakkali won the 1,500 meter race at the 14th International Marseille Athletics Meeting in France.[8]

El Bakkali qualified to represent Morocco at the 2020 Summer Olympics[9] where he won the gold medal, ahead of Lamecha Girma and Benjamin Kigen. He thus became the first non-Kenyan-born athlete to win a gold at the Olympics or World Championships since 1987.

On 18 September 2021, El Bakkali won the Kip Keino Classic championship in Nairobi, Kenya. He finished first in the men's 3000 m steeplechase with a timing of 8:21.20[10][11]

On 18 July 2022 at the World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, he became the world champion, winning the gold medal in the men's 3000 m steeplechase with a time of 8:25.13 ahead of Lamecha Girma and Conseslus Kipruto.[12]

On 13 October 2022, El Bakkali has been nominated for the 2022 men's World Athletics Athlete of the Year award.[13][14]


Achievements



International competitions


Representing  Morocco
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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 – 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

Personal bests



Circuit wins and titles


3000 metres steeplechase wins, other events specified in parenthesis
  • 2017: Stockholm Bauhaus-galan, Rabat Meeting (PB)[16]
  • 2018: Monaco Herculis (WL PB) [17]
  • 2019: Doha Diamond League (WL), Monaco Herculis (WL),[18] Meeting de Paris[19]
  • 2020: Monaco (WL)[20]
  • 2021: Rome Golden Gala in Florence[21]
  • 2022: Doha (WL),[22] Rabat (WL MR),[23] Lausanne Athletissima,[24] Zürich Weltklasse[25]
3000 metres steeplechase wins, other events specified in parenthesis
  • 2022: Zagreb Hanžeković Memorial (2000 m st.)[26][27]

References


  1. Anatomy of a Steeplechaser: How El Bakkali's physique helps his stamina?. Olympics. 2018.
  2. "5 choses à savoir sur Soufiane El-Bakkali, champion olympique du 3 000 m steeple" [5 things to know about Soufiane El-Bakkali, Olympic 3000m steeplechase champion]. Olympics (in French).
  3. Soufiane Elbakkali Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  4. 2014 African Championships in Athletics Results Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Marrakech2014. Retrieved on 19 August 2016.
  5. Soufiane El Bakkali Archived 22 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 19 August 2016.
  6. 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
  7. Soufiane El Bakkali Archived 22 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Rio2016. Retrieved on 19 August 2016.
  8. Mebtoul, Taha. "Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali Wins 1,500m Race in France". Morocco world news. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  9. 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.
  10. Toutate, Issam. "Morocco's El Bakkali Outruns Kenyans at Home". moroccoworldnews.com/. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  11. "Le Marocain Soufiane El Bakkali réalise un exploit au Kenya". Le Site Info (in French). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  12. Tennery, Amy (19 July 2022). "El Bakkali wins 3,000m steeplechase world gold". Reuters. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  13. "World Athletics: Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali nominated for 2022 athlete of the year award". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  14. "Men's World Athlete of the Year longlist announced". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  15. "World Leaders by Ingebrigtsen & Korir Highlight 2022 Diamond League Final". LetsRun.com. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  16. "Top track clashes across the board as athletes target trophies in Zurich". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  17. Writer, Staff. "Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali Wins 3,000m Steeplechase in Monaco". Morocco world news. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  18. Writer, Staff. "Moroccan Soufiane El Bakkali Wins 3000m Steeplechase in Monaco for 2nd Time". Morocco world news. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  19. Owen-Jones, Juliette. "Paris Diamond League: Soufiane El Bakkali Wins Race Despite Bloody Foot". Morocco world news. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  20. Mebtoul, Taha. "Morocco's Soufian El Bakkali Breaks 2020 Steeplechase Record". Morocco world news. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  21. Daoudi, Safae. "Moroccan Athlete Soufiane El Bakkali Wins Race at Rome's Diamond League". Morocco world news. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  22. Latrech, Oumaima (15 May 2022). "Moroccan Athlete Soufiane El Bakkali Wins Race At Doha's Diamond League". Morocco world news. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  23. "El Bakkali rocks Rabat with world-leading steeplechase victory". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  24. "Programme 2022". lausanne.diamondleague.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  25. Zouiten, Sara. "Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali Wins 3,000M Title at Diamond Leauge Final". Morocco world news. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  26. "Home star Perkovic wins discus duel to cap season in Zagreb". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  27. "Morocco's Champion Soufiane El Bakkali Wins 2,000 M Steeplechase in Zagreb – The North Africa Post". Retrieved 17 October 2022.


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[de] Soufiane el-Bakkali

Soufiane el-Bakkali (arabisch سفيان البقالي, DMG Sufyān al-Baqqālī; * 7. Januar 1996 in Fès) ist ein marokkanischer Leichtathlet, der sich auf den Hindernislauf spezialisiert hat. 2021 feierte er mit dem Sieg bei den Olympischen Spielen in Tokio seinen größten sportlichen Erfolg. 2022 siegte er bei den Weltmeisterschaften im US-amerikanischen Eugene, womit er einen kompletten WM-Medaillensatz hat.
- [en] Soufiane El Bakkali

[fr] Soufiane el-Bakkali

Soufiane el-Bakkali, né le 7 janvier 1996 à Fès, est un athlète marocain, spécialiste du 3 000 mètres steeple.

[it] Soufiane el-Bakkali

Soufiane el-Bakkali (Fès, 7 gennaio 1996) è un siepista marocchino, campione olimpico a Tokyo 2020.

[ru] Эль-Баккали, Суфиан

Суфиан Эль-Баккали (англ. Soufiane El Bakkali; род. 7 января 1996[1], Фес) — марокканский легкоатлет, специализируется в беге с препятствиями. Олимпийский чемпион 2020 года, чемпион мира 2022 года, призёр чемпионатов мира 2017 и 2019 годов. Участник летних Олимпийских игр 2016 года. Один из шести олимпийских чемпионов в истории Марокко.


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