Ahmed Abdelwahed
 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 26 May 1996 Rome, Italy |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 3000 metres steeplechase |
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best |
|
Medal record | |
.jpg)
Ahmed Abdelwahed (born 26 May 1996 in Rome) is an Italian steeplechase runner of Egyptian origin who won a bronze medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.[1] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 3000 m steeplechase.[2][3] His parents are from Egypt.
On 12 September 2022 he was suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after he tested positive for Meldonium.[4]
Personal bests
- 3000 metres steeplechase: 8:21.54 -
Ostrava, 19 May 2021[5]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | European U23 Championships |  Bydgoszcz
|
2nd | 3000 m st | 8:37.02 | |
| Summer Universiade |  Taipei
|
8th | 3000 m st | 8:47.72 | ||
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games |  Tarragona
|
3rd | 3000 m st | 9:00.01 | |
| 2022 | European Championships |  Munich
|
2nd | 3000 m st | 8:22.35 |
National titles
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 3000 metres steeple-chase: 2019
See also
References
- ^ "NOC Medallist by Sport - Italy". tarragona2018.cat. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "ABDELWAHED Ahmed". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Athletics ABDELWAHED Ahmed - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com/tokyo-2020/. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Steeplechase medalist suspended for meldonium". ESPN.com. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Abdelwahed, che progresso in Belgio!". fidal.it. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
External links
- Ahmed Abdelwahed at World Athletics
- Ahmed Abdelwahed at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Ahmed Abdelwahed at Olympedia
- Ahmed Abdelwahed at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Ahmed Abdelwahed at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Italian male steeplechase runners
- Italian people of Egyptian descent
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
- Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Italian sportspeople in doping cases
- Doping cases in athletics