Personal information | |
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Nationality | Tunisia |
Born | Kairouan, Tunisia | 2 April 1997
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 3000m steeplechase |
Club | Athletic Club 96 |
Mohamed Amin Jhinaoui (born 2 April 1997) is a Tunisian runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. [1]
A member of the Athletic Club 96, in Bolzano, Italy he ran a new personal best time for the 3000m steeplechase of 8:18.43 in Rovereto in May 2022. [2] He lowered his personal best to 8:16.38 at the Diamond League event in Rome in June 2022. [3] He was selected for the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. [4]
In July 2023, he ran a new personal best time of 8:12.19 at the Diamond League event in Paris. [5] He competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, where he finished thirteenth in the final. [6]
He finished third in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2024 Diamond League event in Stockholm in June 2024. [7] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the 3000 metres steeplechase, placing fourth in the final with a national record time of 8:07.73. [8]
Outdoor
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