 Adil Bouafif in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 December 1978 Morocco |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Runner |
| Event | Hässelby sportklubb |
Adil Bouafif (born 31 December 1978) is a Swedish long distance runner who also competes in marathon. He has competed for Sweden since 2010.
He came to Sweden from Morocco in 2007 and became a full Swedish citizen in 2010; he has competed for Sweden ever since. [1] [2] Bouafif ran the marathon at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, Spain. [3] He did not complete the race. [3]
In 2011, he competed in the 3000 meters at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Paris, France, but was eliminated. [4]
Bouafif competed in the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland. [5] He placed thirteenth in 5000 meters and fourteenth in the 10,000 meters. [5] In April 2012, Adil Bouafif won two gold medals in short and long distance terrain running at the Swedish terrain running championships. [6]
At the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, Bouafif competed in the 3000 meters, and placed seventh in the final. [7] In 2014, he became number 530 to be awarded the Stora Grabbars och Tjejers Märke, an honorary award for his achievements in sports. [8] In August 2014, Adil Bouafif won his fourth gold medal in 10,000 meters at the Swedish national championships. [9]
He has also competed in Finnkampen. [10] On 13 August 2014, Bouafif competed in the 10,000 meters at the European Athletics Championships in Zürich, but did not complete the race as he felt pain in his hamstrings. [11] On 26 September 2014, he tested positive for a banned substance. [12] In December 2015, he was sentenced to two years suspension from the sports retroactively from 23 September 2014 until 22 September 2016. [11] And then another two years from that date he was banned from running for the national team. [11] [13] Bouafif came back to the sport in 2017 at the Midnattsloppet. [14] He claimed to be innocent. [12]
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