Abdellah Haidane (born 28 March 1989) is a Moroccan-born

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middle distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

Biography

He is coached by historian coach of

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, Giorgio Rondelli. His personal best in

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

indoor is the ninth best Italian performance of all-time. In 2014, Haidane tested positive for the stimulant

Tuaminoheptane Tuaminoheptane (, ; brand names Heptin, Heptadrine, Tuamine; also known as tuamine and 2-aminoheptane) is a sympathomimetic agent and vasoconstrictor which was formerly used as a nasal decongestant. It has also been used as a stimulant. Tuamin ...

and was banned from sports for four months.DOPING : Abdellah Haidane positivo al Tuaminoeptano
atletipercaso.net, 13 March 2014

Achievements

National titles

He has won 4 times the individual

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. *1 win in the

indoor (2014) *3 win in the

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

indoor (2012, 2013, 2014)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haidane, Abdellah 1989 births Doping cases in athletics Italian male middle-distance runners Italian sportspeople in doping cases Living people Naturalised citizens of Italy People from El Kelaa des Sraghna Moroccan emigrants to Italy