Yassine Rachik (born 11 June 1993) is a Moroccan-born Italian long-distance runner who won the Italian Athletics Championships three times and also won an individual bronze medal at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.
.jpg) Rachik (right) at 2018 European Championships marathon | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 June 1993 Aïn Sebaâ, Morocco | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Atletica Casone Noceto | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alberto Colli | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography edit
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Marathon.[1] Rachik became an Italian citizen in 2015.[2] During his career he also won the gold medal with the Italy national athletics team in the 2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's Marathon Cup,[3] and also at U-23 level at the 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships held in Tallinn. In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[4] He finished in 12th place.[4]
Competition record edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2018 | European Championships |  Berlin
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3rd | Marathon | 2:12:09 | PB |
| 1st | Marathon Team | 6:40:48 | ||||
| 2018 | London Marathon |  London
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9th | Marathon | 2:08:05 | PB |
National titles edit
Personal bests edit
- Marathon: 2:08:05,
London Marathon, 28 April 2019[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Athletics - RACHIK Yassine". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Yassine Rachik Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
In Italia è arrivato nel 2004, vive a Castelli Calepio in provincia di Bergamo con i genitori e i fratelli... Cittadino italiano dal 15 giugno 2015
- ^ "European Athletics Championships Marathon Cup - Team results". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Dalmine: Rachik e Maraoui campioni della 10km" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Rachik, che sogno: "È soltanto l'inizio"" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
External links edit
- Yassine Rachik at World Athletics
- Yassine Rachik at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Yassine Rachik at Olympics.com
- Yassine Rachik at Olympedia
- Yassine Rachik at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
