Ossama Meslek (born 8 January 1997) is an Italian middle-distance runner who specialises in the

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 ...

Biography

Meslek gained his first international experience in 2018 when he finished fifth at the U23 Mediterranean Championships in Jesolo in 3:55.04. The following year he reached eighth place at the

2019 European Athletics U23 Championships The 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships were the 12th edition of the biennial athletics competition between European athletes under the age of twenty-three. It was held in Gävle, Sweden from 11 to 14 July. Medal summary Men Track * Medal ...

Gävle Gävle () is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 77,586 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the 13th most populated city in Sweden. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland (Swede ...

in 3:51.97. In 2019 Meslek was Italian indoor champion 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 ...

National records

* 1500 m indoor: 3:37.29 ( Birmingham, 12 February 2022) - Current holder

Personal bests

* 1500 m: 3:37.25 min, 16 June 2022 in Copenhagen ** 1500 m (Indoor): 3:37.29 min, 19 February 2022 in Birmingham * Mile: 3:55.39 min, 19 May 2022 in London ** Mile (Indoor): 4:15.32 min, 7 February 2016 in Cardiff * 3000 m (Indoor): 7:44.35 min, 12 February 2022 in Metz

National titles

* Italian Athletics Championships ** 1500 metres: 2022 *

Italian Athletics Indoor Championships The Italian Athletics Indoor Championships ( it, Italian Athletics Indoor Championships) are the national championships in Athletics (sport), athletics of the indoor events, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera from ...

** 3000 metres: 2019, 2023

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