Mariem Alaoui Selsouli (Arabic: مريم علوي سلسولي, born July 8, 1984) is a Moroccan middle- and long-distance runner. She was born in Marrakech.
At the 2009 World Athletics Final in Berlin, Selsouli withdrew from the 1500m final after failing a drug test for EPO.[1][2] She was suspended for two years by the IAAF, from August 22, 2009 to August 21, 2011. On July 23, 2012 she was banned from the Summer Olympics in London after testing positive for the diuretic furosemide, following her competition in Diamond league July 6, 2012 in Paris-Saint-Denis.[3][4][5] She had an 8-year doping ban from 6 July 2012 to 24 July 2020.[6]
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Morocco
| |||||
| 2001 | World Youth Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 5th | 3000 m | 9:26.27 |
| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 5th | 1500 m | 4:16.08 |
| 2nd | 3000 m | 9:16.28 | |||
| 2005 | Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 10th | 1500 m | 4:18.81 |
| 5th | 5000 m | 16:07.99 | |||
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 6th | 3000 m | 8:55.97 |
| World Cross Country Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 15th | Short race (4 km) | 13:14 | |
| 4th | Team | 73 pts | |||
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 12th | 3000 m | 9:06.40 | |
| 2007 | World Cross Country Championships | Mombasa, Kenya | 17th | Senior race (8 km) | 28:53 |
| 3rd | Team | 99 pts | |||
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 4th | 1500 m | 4:01.52 PB | |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 3rd | 3000 m | 8:41.66 |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:07.78 |
Personal bests edit
- 1500 metres - 4:00.77 min (2011)
- 3000 metres - 8:29.52 min (2007)
- 5000 metres - 14:36.52 min (2007)
References edit
- ^ "Moroccan admits to positive doping test". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "IAAF Health & Science Department" (PDF).
- ^ "L'Équipe - l'Actualité du sport en continu".
- ^ "London 2012: Selsouli to miss Games after failed drugs test". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ^ Mulvenney, Nick (25 July 2012). "UPDATE 1-Olympics-Athletics-Moroccan Selsouli tests positive". Reuters.
- ^ IAAF sanctioned athletes list – 18.04.2014
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