Moroccan middle-distance runner
Rababe Arafi
 Arafi in 2018 |
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| Born | (1991-01-12)12 January 1991 (age 34)
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| Sport | Athletics |
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Event | 1500 metres |
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Rababe Arafi (Arabic:رباب عرافي, born 12 January 1991) is amiddle-distance runner fromMorocco, who specialises in the1500 metres. Born inKhouribga,[1] she is a three-time medallist at theAfrican Championships in Athletics, having been the continental champion in 2012 with a championship record run of 4:05.80 minutes.[2] She holds theMoroccan national record in themile run[3] and in the 1500m (3:58.84 minutes - 16 June 2019 - Rabat - Diamond League).[4][5]
Arafi was part of Morocco's team for the2016 Summer Olympics and was a 1500 m finalist.[1] She represented Morocco at theWorld Championships in Athletics in 2013, 2015 and 2017, placing eighth in the 1500 m at the2017 World Championships.[6] Arafi was initially a bronze medallist at the2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 1500 m, but she was later disqualified because she made contact withHeather Kampf resulting in Kampf's fall.[7] She also competed at theIAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2007, but failed to finish the race. She has won gold medals in the 1500 m at theArab Athletics Championships (2013),Islamic Solidarity Games (2013 and 2017) and theJeux de la Francophonie (2013 and 2017).
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2007 | World Cross Country Championships | Mombasa, Kenya | — | Junior race | DNF |
| 2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 1st | 1500 m | 4:05.80 |
| 2013 | Arab Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 1500 m | 4:53.92 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:42.10 |
| Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | – | 1500 m | DNF |
| – | 4 × 400 m | DQ |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 21st (sf) | 1500 m | 4:09.86 |
| Jeux de la Francophonie | Nice, France | 1st | 1500 m | 4:18.70 |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 1st | 1500 m | 4:19.27 |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 6th (h) | 1500 m | 4:10.951 |
| African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:12.08 |
| 2015 | Arab Championships | Isa Town,Bahrain | 2nd | 1500 m | 5:22.30 |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 4th | 800 m | 1:58.90 |
| 9th | 1500 m | 4:13.66 |
| Military World Games | Mungyeong, South Korea | 5th | 1500 m | 4:21.17 |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 10th (h) | 1500 m | 4:10.82 |
| African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 5th | 800 m | 2:01.49 |
| 2nd | 1500 m | 4:03.95 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | – | 800 m | DNF |
| 12th | 1500 m | 4:15.16 |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 1st | 1500 m | 4:18.82 |
| Jeux de la Francophonie | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 1st | 1500 m | 4:17.23 |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 8th | 1500 m | 4:04.35 |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championship | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 8th | 1500 m | 4:14.94 |
| Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 1st | 800 m | 2:01.01 |
| 1st | 1500 m | 4:12.83 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.91 |
| African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | – | 800 m | DNF |
| 2nd | 1500 m | 4:14.12 |
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 2nd | 800 m | 2:03.20 |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 7th | 800 m | 2:00.48 |
| 9th | 1500 m | 3:59.93 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 14th (sf) | 800 m | 1:59.86 |
| – | 1500 m | DNF |
| 2023 | Arab Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 1st | 1500 m | 4:24.37 |
| Jeux de la Francophonie | Kinshasa, DR Congo | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:45.42 |
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