Ahmed Abdelwahed

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Ahmed Abdelwahed
2022-08-19 European Championships 2022 - Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase by Sandro Halank-047.jpg
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 27)
Rome, Italy
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 3000 metres steeplechase
Club G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 3000 m s'chase: 8:12.04 (2021)
Medal record
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Munich 3000 m st.
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Tarragona 3000 m st.
European U23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Bydgoszcz 3000 m st.
Abdelwahed at Tokyo 2020. Spc. Benard Keter makes the finals in 3,000m steeplechase (51355503342).jpg
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.

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On 12 September 2022 he was suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after he tested positive for Meldonium. [4]

Personal bests

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2017 European U23 Championships Flag of Poland.svg Bydgoszcz 2nd3000 m st 8:37.02
Summer Universiade Flag of Chinese Taipei for Universiade.svg Taipei 8th3000 m st 8:47.72
2018 Mediterranean Games Flag of Spain.svg Tarragona 3rd3000 m st 9:00.01
2022 European Championships Flag of Germany.svg Munich 2nd3000 m st 8:22.35

National titles

See also

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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. "Abdelwahed, che progresso in Belgio!". fidal.it. Retrieved 15 July 2018.