Polish middle-distance runner
Sofia Ennaoui
Ennaoui in 2019
Personal information Nationality Polish Born (1995-08-30 ) 30 August 1995 (age 30) Education WSB Merito University (Szczecin )Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) Sport Country Poland Sport Athletics Event
1500 metres Club AZS UMCS Lublin (2019–) Coached by Wojciech Szymaniak
Sofia Ennaoui (born 30 August 1995)[ 1] middle-distance runner who specialises in the1500 metres . She finished fifth in the event at the2022 World Athletics Championships as the second non-African woman. Ennaoui won the silver medal at the2018 European Championships , and a bronze at the2022 European Championships .[ 2] European Indoor Championships , she earned bronze in2017 , silver in2019 and bronze in2023 . She took two individual age-group medals at theEuropean Cross Country Championships .
She was the2015 and2017 European Under-23 Championships 1500 m silver medallist. Ennaoui represented her country at the2016 Rio Olympics . She is thePolish record holder for the1000 metres both indoors and out, and also holds national U20 record for the3000 metres . She won 10 Polish titles (mostly over 1500 m).
Sofia Ennaoui was born to a Moroccan father and a Polish mother and moved to Poland at the age of 2.[ 3] 2019 World Championships inDoha .[ 4]
Foot injury meant she was also unable to compete at the postponed2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021.[ 2]
Sofia Ennaoui (second from the right behindLaura Muir ) races the 1500 m at the2019 European Indoor Championships inGlasgow , where she won silver behind only Muir. International competitions [ edit ] RepresentingPoland Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes 2011 World Youth Championships Lille , France33rd (h) 800 m 2:14.73 2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona , Spain10th 1500 m 4:15.23 2013 World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz , Poland26th Junior race 19:45 European Junior Championships Rieti , Italy2nd 1500 m 4:20.20 European Cross Country Championships Belgrade , Serbia2nd Junior race 13:16 2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, OR , United States5th 1500 m 4:13.06 – 3000 m DNF 2015 European Indoor Championships Prague , Czech Republic6th 3000 m 8:56.77 World Relays Nassau , Bahamas2nd 4 × 800 m relay8:11.36 NR 3rd Medley relay 10:45.32 AR European Team Championships Super League Cheboksary , Russia1st 3000 m 9:20.39 European U23 Championships Tallinn , Estonia2nd 1500 m 4:04.90 World Championships Beijing , China18th (sf) 800 m 2:00.11 17th (sf) 1500 m 4:16.70 2016 European Championships Amsterdam , Netherlands7th 1500 m 4:34.84 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil10th 1500 m 4:14.72 European Cross Country Championships Chia , Italy1st U23 race 19:21 2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade , Serbia3rd 1500 m 4:06.59 European Team Championships Super League Lille , France1st 3000 m 9:01.24 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz , Poland2nd 1500 m 4:13.54 World Championships London , United Kingdom13th (sf) 1500 m 4:05.80 DécaNation Angers , France1st 800 m 2:05.72 2018 World Cup London , United Kingdom1st 1500 m 4:07.66 European Championships Berlin , Germany2nd 1500 m 4:03:08 Continental Cup Ostrava , Czech Republic7th 1500 m 4:22.56 2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow , United Kingdom2nd 1500 m 4:09.30 European Team Championships Super League Bydgoszcz , Poland1st 1500 m 4:08.37 2022 World Championships Eugene, OR , United States5th 1500 m 4:01.43 SB European Championships Munich , Germany3rd 1500 m 4:03.59 2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul , Turkey3rd 1500 m 4:04.06 PB World Championships Budapest, Hungary 36th (h) 1500 m 4:06.47 2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 21st (h) 1500 m 4:13.71
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