Amor Ben Yahia
Tunisian runner (born 1985)
![]() Amor Ben Yahia runs 3,000-meter steeplechase at Rio Olympic Games. | |||||||||||||||
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Born | (1985-07-01) 1 July 1985 (age 39) Kebili, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | 3000 m steeplechase | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amor Ben Yahia (Arabic: عمر بن يحيى; born 1 July 1985 in Kebili) is a Tunisian athlete specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[2] He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics as well as two World Championships.
His personal best in the event is 8:14.05 set in Mersin in 2013. This is the current national record.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2009 | Arab Championships | Damascus, Syria | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:50.21 |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 19th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:30.02 |
Pan Arab Games | Doha, Qatar | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:47.18 | |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 14th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:22.70 |
2013 | Arab Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:03.66 |
Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:14.05 | |
2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 5th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:44.61 |
2015 | Arab Championships | Isa Town, Bahrain | 3rd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:31.28 |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 21st (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:43.11 | |
Military World Games | Mungyeong, South Korea | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:24.68 | |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:23.121 |
2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:26.14 |
2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | – | 3000 m s'chase | DNF |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 22nd (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:26.12 |
1Disqualified in the final
References
- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ Amor Ben Yahia at World Athletics
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Mediterranean Games champions in men's 3000 metres steeplechase
- 1951: Božidar Đurašković (YUG)
- 1955–1959: Georgios Papavasileiou (GRE)
- 1963: Not held
- 1967: Javier Álvarez (ESP)
- 1971: Jean-Paul Villain (FRA)
- 1975: Boualem Rahoui (ALG)
- 1979: Mariano Scartezzini (ITA)
- 1983: Joseph Mahmoud (FRA)
- 1987: Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA)
- 1991: Azzedine Brahmi (ALG)
- 1993: Abdelaziz Sahere (MAR)
- 1997: Brahim Boulami (MAR)
- 2001: Antonio David Jiménez (ESP)
- 2005: Brahim Boulami (MAR)
- 2009: Jamel Chatbi (MAR)
- 2013: Amor Ben Yahia (TUN)
- 2018: Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)
- 2022: Bilal Tabti (ALG)
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