Yassine Rachik

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.

Yassine Rachik
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993
Ain Sebaa, Morocco
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
ClubAtletica Casone Noceto
Coached byAlberto Colli
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 1500 m: 3:40.56 (2016)
  • 3000 m: 8:02.91 (2015)
  • 5000 m: 13:37.88 (2013)
  • 10000 m: 28:50.45 (2014)
  • 10 km road: 29:00 (2015)
  • Half marathon: 1:02.57 (2016)
  • Marathon: 2:08.05 (2019)

Rachik became an Italian citizen in 2015.[1] 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,[2] 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.[3] He finished in 12th place.[3]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2018 European Championships Berlin 3rd Marathon 2:12:09 PB
1st Marathon Team 6:40:48
2018 London Marathon London 9th Marathon 2:08:05 PB

National titles

Personal bests

See also

References

  1. "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
  2. "European Athletics Championships Marathon Cup - Team results". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. "Dalmine: Rachik e Maraoui campioni della 10km" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. "Rachik, che sogno: "È soltanto l'inizio"" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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