Sofia Ennaoui (born 30 August 1995) is a Polish

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 ...

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 Athle ...

. She finished fifth in the event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships as the second non-African woman. Ennaoui won the silver medal at the

2018 European Championships The 2018 European Championships were the first edition of the European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (with Edinburgh hosting the diving events and Gleneagles ...

, and a bronze at the

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. At the European Indoor Championships, she earned bronze in

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, silver in

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and bronze in

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. She took two individual age-group medals at the

European Cross Country Championships The European Cross Country Championships is an annual international cross country running competition. Organised by the European Athletic Association, it is the area championships for the region and is held in December each year. The championship ...

. She was the 2015 and 2017 European Under-23 Championships 1500 m silver medallist. Ennaoui represented her country at the

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. She is the Polish record holder for the

1000 metres The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested. All-time top 25 *h = hand timed *i = indoor performance *A = affected by ...

both indoors and out, and also holds national U20 record for the 3000 metres. She won 10 Polish titles (mostly over 1500 m).

Personal life

Sofia Ennaoui was born to a Moroccan father and a Polish mother and moved to Poland at the age of 2. She is a soldier in the Polish Army. She went through the basic training in 2019 which resulted in an injury and her absence from the 2019 World Championships in

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. Foot injury meant she was also unable to compete at the postponed

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in 2021.

Achievements

International competitions

Personal bests

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...

– 1:58.98 ( Chorzów 2022) ** 800 metres indoor – 2:00.40 (

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2019) *

– 2:32.30 (

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2020) ** 1000 metres indoor – 2:35.69 (

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2023) *

– 3:59.70 ( Chorzów 2020) ** 1500 metres indoor – 4:04.06 (

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2023) * Mile – 4:23.34 (

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2018) ** Mile indoor – 4:30.43 ( Stockholm 2016) * 3000 metres – 8:59.44 (

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2014) ** 3000 metres indoor – 8:45.29 (

2017)

National titles

Polish Athletics Championships The Polish Athletics Championships ( pl, Mistrzostwa Polski seniorów w lekkoatletyce) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Polish Athletic Association (PZLA), which serves as the Polish national championship for the s ...

: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 * Polish Indoor Athletics Championships ** 1500 metres: 2015, 2018, 2019 ** 3000 metres: 2017

References

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Sofia Ennaoui
at the ''Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki'' * * * Polish female middle-distance runners 1995 births Living people Moroccan people of Polish descent Moroccan emigrants to Poland Polish people of Moroccan descent World Athletics Championships athletes for Poland People from Ben Guerir Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Poland Polish Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Polish sportswomen Polish sportswomen European Athletics Championships medalists {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub