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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 April 1984 Beni Amir Est, Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 3000 metres steeplechase | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Atletica Riccardi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jamel Chatbi (born 30 April 1984) is a Moroccan-born athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase and competes for Italy.
Based in Northern Italy, [1] Chatbi began competing in 2006 and finished third in the Tutta Dritta 10km that year. [2] He ran a new steeplechase best at the Mondo Keien Meeting in Uden, Netherlands, setting a new stadium record of 8:29.13. [3]
He ran in the Campaccio cross country race and finished in eighth place. [1] Chatbi attended the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, his first major event, and finished in 30th place, helping Morocco to fifth in the team rankings along with Abdellah Falil. [4] He took part in the 2008 Parelloop race in Brunssum and finished in eleventh place with a new 10 km best of 28:33 minutes.
He improved significantly in 2009 and won his first major medal by setting a Games record and personal best of 8:13.11 for the gold in the steeplechase at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. [5] At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, he qualified for the final after finishing second in his heat behind eventual gold medallist Ezekiel Kemboi. [6] However, he withdrew from the final after failing a mandatory drugs test, testing positive for clenbuterol. He was the first person to test positive at the championships. [7] He received a three-year ban from competitive athletics lasting from 18 August 2009 until 17 September 2012. [8]
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