Rababe Arafi (Arabic: رباب عرافي, born 12 January 1991) is a middle-distance runner from Morocco, who specialises in the 1500 metres. Born in Khouribga,[1] she is a three-time medallist at the African Championships in Athletics, having been the continental champion in 2012 with a championship record run of 4:05.80 minutes.[2] She holds the Moroccan national record in the mile run[3] and in the 1500m (3:58.84 minutes - 16 June 2019 - Rabat - Diamond League).[4][5]
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| Born | 12 January 1991 Khouribga, Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arafi was part of Morocco's team for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was a 1500 m finalist.[1] She represented Morocco at the World Championships in Athletics in 2013, 2015 and 2017, placing eighth in the 1500 m at the 2017 World Championships.[6] Arafi was initially a bronze medallist at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 1500 m, but she was later disqualified because she made contact with Heather Kampf resulting in Kampf's fall.[7] She also competed at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2007, but failed to finish the race. She has won gold medals in the 1500 m at the Arab Athletics Championships (2013), Islamic Solidarity Games (2013 and 2017) and the Jeux de la Francophonie (2013 and 2017).
International competitions
edit1Disqualified in the final
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rababe Arafi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ Watta, Evelyn (2012-06-30). Montsho and Makwala take 400m titles in Porto-Novo – African champs, Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Mile Run Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ Moroccan national records progression - run123
- ^ Rababe Arafi. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved on 2018-02-16.
- ^ "1500 Metres Result | IAAF World Championships London 2017 | iaaf.org". Archived from the original on 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Nicole Sifuentes shares how she was promoted to bronze medal after originally finishing 4th".
External links
edit- Rababe Arafi at World Athletics
- Rababe Arafi at Olympedia (archive)
- Rababe Arafi at Olympics.com
- Rababe Arafi at the Comité National Olympique Marocain (in French)
