Mariem is pictured above during the heats of the women's 1500m at the 2007
World Championships in Osaka. She went on to qualify for the final and
produced an impressive performance to finish in 5th place in a new PB time of 4.01.52.
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Women's 1500m. Final
2007 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Maryam Yusuf JAMAL |
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BRN |
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3: 58.75 |
| 2. Yelena SOBOLEVA |
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RUS |
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3: 58.99 |
| 3. Iryna LISHCHYNSKA |
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UKR |
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4: 00.69 |
| 4. Daniela YORDANOVA |
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BUL |
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4: 00.82 |
| 5. Mariem ALAOUI SELSOULI |
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MAR |
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4: 01.52 |
| 6. Viola KIBIWOT |
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KEN |
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4: 02.10 |
| 7. Yuliya FOMENKO |
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RUS |
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4: 02.46 |
| 8. Agnes SAMARIA |
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NAM |
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4: 07.61 |
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At the World Indoor Championships of 2008 Selouli finished third in the women's 3,000m.
At the 2009 World Athletics Final in Berlin, Selsouli withdrew from the 1500m final after failing
a drug test for EPO. She was suspended for two years by the IAAF, from August 22, 2009 to August 21, 2011.
In 2012 she won the silver medal in the women's 1,500m at the World Indoor Championships.
On July 23, 2012 she was banned from the Summer Olympics in London after testing positive for the
diuretic furosemide, following her competition in Diamond league July 6, 2012 in Paris-Saint-Denis,
with the result 3:56.15 min.
She was given an 8 year doping ban lasting from 6 July 2012 to 24 July 2020
Personal bests times.
1500 metres - 3:56.15 min (2012) Suspect ?
3000 metres - 8:29.52 min (2007)
5000 metres - 14:36.52 min (2007)