Itai Maggidi ( he, איתי מגידי, born 9 January 1981) is an Israeli long-distance runner who specializes in the

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Biography

Itai Maggidi is Jewish. He attended

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Sports career

Itai Maggidi finished 6th at the 2000 World Junior Championships, 11th at the 2006 European Championships and 12th (in the 3000 metres) at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships and competed on behalf of

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, China, in the 2008 Olympic Games 3000 metre steeplechase without reaching the final. His personal best time is 8:24.14 minutes, achieved in July 2008 in

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. This is the Israeli record. He also has 3:41.73 minutes in the

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, achieved in August 2003 in

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; 7:55.42 minutes in the

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(indoor), achieved at the 2007 European Indoor Championships in

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; and 29:29.34 minutes in the

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, achieved in March 2006 in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maggidi, Itai 1981 births Living people Israeli male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Israel Jewish male athletes (track and field) Israeli Jews Male steeplechase runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Israel Israeli steeplechase runners