Mostafa Errebbah (born 1 August 1971 in Douar Krazza) is a Moroccan-born

Italia Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

n long-distance runner who specialized in the

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

Biography

He competed at the 2000 World Half Marathon Championships for Morocco. He then became an Italian citizen in January 2001, and finished fifteenth at the 2001 World Half Marathon Championships. He also competed at the 2001 World Half Marathon Championships with less success. He's married with Daniela Melotti since 1998 and they have two children.

Doping ban

In November 2004 Errebbah tested positive for the anabolic steroid

Stanozolol Stanozolol (Abbreviation, abbrev. Stz), sold under many brand names, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication derived from dihydrotestosterone (DHT). It is used to treat hereditary angioedema. It was developed by American pharmaceuti ...

. He was subsequently banned from sport from 31 May 2005 to 30 May 2007.IAAF News #77, December 2005
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Achievements

Personal bests

- 13:59.4 min (2001) *

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

- 28:49.37 min (2001) *

Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ...

- 1:02:19 hrs (2000, 2001) *

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- 2:12:22 hrs (2002)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Errebbah, Mostafa 1971 births Living people Italian male long-distance runners Moroccan male long-distance runners Moroccan emigrants to Italy Doping cases in athletics Italian sportspeople in doping cases Naturalised citizens of Italy People from Ksar el-Kebir