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Soufiane EL BAKKALI

Soufiane EL BAKKALI - Morocco - 2nd World 3000m steeplechase gold medal.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 19 August 2023

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Sunday, 07 January 1996
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Morocco.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Morocco
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Soufiane EL BAKKALI - Morocco - 2nd World 3000m steeplechase gold medal.

Soufiane El Bakkali running in his semi-final of the men's

3,000 metres steeplechase. He finished second 'losing' by

one thouthh of a second to Ken Rooks of the U.S.A. in 8:23.66

The smaller image is of Soufiane with his gold medal four days

later.



2023 World Championships, Budapest, Hungary.

Final men's 3,000m Steeplechase.







1st place, gold medalist(s) Soufiane El Bakkali  Morocco (MAR) 8:03.53
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lamecha Girma  Ethiopia (ETH) 8:05.44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Abraham Kibiwot  Kenya (KEN) 8:11.98
4 Leonard Kipkemoi Bett  Kenya (KEN) 8:12.26
5 George Beamish  New Zealand (NZL) 8:13.46 AR
6 Ryuji Miura  Japan (JPN) 8:13.70
7 Simon Kiprop Koech  Kenya (KEN) 8:14.37
8 Jean-Simon Desgagnés  Canada (CAN) 8:15.58 PB

Soufiane El Bakkali celebrates with the flag of Morocco after retaining his title.

22nd August 2023.