Mourad Marofit ( ar, مراد ماروفيت; born January 26, 1982, in
Khemisset
Khemisset (Amazigh language: Zemmur, ar, الخميسات) is an Amazigh town in northern Morocco with a population of 131,542 recorded in the 2014 Moroccan census. It is situated on the A2 motorway between Rabat (81 km) and Meknès (57&nbs ...
) is a Moroccan long-distance runner. He set his personal best time of 13:02.84, by winning the men's
5000 metres
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at the KBC Night of Athletics in
Heusden-Zolder
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,
Belgium
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.
Marofit represented
Morocco
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at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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, where he competed for the
men's 5,000 metres. He ran in the second heat against thirteen other athletes, including Kenya's
Edwin Cheruiyot Soi
Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (born 3 March 1986) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 and 5000 metres. He is a two-time Olympian for Kenya.
His earliest honours were team gold medals with Kenya at the IAAF World ...
, who later won the bronze medal in the final. He finished the race in eighth place by five seconds behind New Zealand's
Adrian Blincoe
Adrian Blincoe (born 4 November 1979 in Auckland) is a New Zealand middle-distance runner. In July 2008 he set the List of New Zealand records in athletics, New Zealand record in the 5000m, running 13:10.19.
Blincoe represented New Zealand in t ...
, with a time of 14:00.76. Marofit, however, failed to advance into the final, as he placed thirtieth overall, and was ranked farther below four mandatory slots for the next round.
References
External links
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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
Moroccan male long-distance runners
Living people
Olympic athletes of Morocco
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
People from Khemisset
1982 births
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