Ahmed Abdelwahed

Ahmed Abdelwahed

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 28) Rome, Italy
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	3000 metres steeplechase
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best	3000 m s'chase: 8:12.04 (2021)
Medal record European Championships 2022 Munich 3000 m st. Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona 3000 m st. European U23 Championships 2017 Bydgoszcz 3000 m st.

Abdelwahed at Tokyo 2020.

Ahmed Abdelwahed (born 26 May 1996 in Rome) is an Italian steeplechase runner of Egyptian origin who won a bronze medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games. ^[1] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 3000 m steeplechase. ^{[2] [3]} His parents are from Egypt.

Abdelwahed is currently serving a four year competition ban set to run from 2023 to 2027 in relation to an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for meldonium at the 2022 European Athletics Championships. ^{[4] [5]} He has appealed the decision, and as of 2025, his case is pending review from the CAS. ^[6]

Personal bests

• 3000 metres steeplechase: 8:21.54 - Ostrava, 19 May 2021 ^[7]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
2017	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz	2nd	3000 m st	8:37.02
	Summer Universiade	Taipei	8th	3000 m st	8:47.72
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona	3rd	3000 m st	9:00.01
2022	European Championships	Munich	2nd	3000 m st	8:22.35	Provisionally disqualified pending appeal

National titles

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • 3000 metres steeple-chase: 2019

See also

• Italy at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
• Naturalized athletes of Italy

References

1. "NOC Medallist by Sport - Italy". tarragona2018.cat. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
2. "ABDELWAHED Ahmed". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . Retrieved 2 September 2021.
3. "Athletics ABDELWAHED Ahmed". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
4. "Steeplechase medalist suspended for meldonium". ESPN.com. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
5. "Italian steeplechase runner Ahmed Abdelwahed given maximum 4-year ban in doping case". Associated Press. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
6. "First Instance Decisions". Athletics Integrity Unit. 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
7. "Abdelwahed, che progresso in Belgio!". fidal.it. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

External links

• Ahmed Abdelwahed at World Athletics
• Ahmed Abdelwahed at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Ahmed Abdelwahed at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
• Ahmed Abdelwahed at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
• Ahmed Abdelwahed at Olympedia