Fouad Elkaam

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Fouad Elkaam
Fouad Elkaam Rio2016b.jpg
Elkaam at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 37)
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryMorocco
Sport Track and field
Event
1500 metres
Coached byAhmed Ettanani, Abdellah Boukraa, Lahlou Benyounes, Mohamed Nouami [2]
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Durban 1500 m

Fouad Elkaam (born 27 May 1988), also known as Fouad El Kaam, is a Moroccan middle-distance runner. [3] He competed in the 1500 m event at the 2015 World Championships [4] and 2016 Olympics. Elkaam tested positive for the stimulant methylhexaneamine in June 2011 and was subsequently handed a 6-month ban from sports. [5] [6] He later won the gold medal in the 1500 m event at the 2016 African Championships.

References

  1. "Fouad Elkaam". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
  2. "Fouad Elkaam". nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016.
  3. "Fouad El Kaam". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  4. "Heats results" (PDF). iaaf.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018.
  5. "Fouad El Kaam". Tilastopaja. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  6. "IAAF News 2011, Issue 119-128". iaaf.org. IAAF. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

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