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Personal information | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | Rome, Italy | 26 May 1996
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Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 3000 metres steeplechase |
Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best |
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Medal record |
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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.
On 12 September 2022 he was suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after he tested positive for Meldonium.[4]
Personal bests
[edit]- 3000 metres steeplechase: 8:21.54 -
Ostrava, 19 May 2021[5]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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2017 | European U23 Championships | ![]() |
2nd | 3000 m st | 8:37.02 | |
Summer Universiade | ![]() |
8th | 3000 m st | 8:47.72 | ||
2018 | Mediterranean Games | ![]() |
3rd | 3000 m st | 9:00.01 | |
2022 | European Championships | ![]() |
2nd | 3000 m st | 8:22.35 |
National titles
[edit]- Italian Athletics Championships
- 3000 metres steeple-chase: 2019
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NOC Medallist by Sport - Italy". tarragona2018.cat. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "ABDELWAHED Ahmed". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Steeplechase medalist suspended for meldonium". ESPN.com. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Abdelwahed, che progresso in Belgio!". fidal.it. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
External links
[edit]- Ahmed Abdelwahed at World Athletics
- Ahmed Abdelwahed at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Ahmed Abdelwahed at Olympedia
- Ahmed Abdelwahed at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Ahmed Abdelwahed at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)