Mohamad Al-Garni (born 2 July 1992) is a Moroccan-born

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

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 ...

. He competed 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 ...

competition at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, th ...

. In 2016 he refused to submit to a doping test, and was subsequently banned from competition for four years between 15 June 2016 and 3 July 2020.

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* 1992 births Living people Qatari male middle-distance runners Moroccan male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Qatar Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Moroccan emigrants to Qatar Qatari people of Moroccan descent Asian Games gold medalists for Qatar Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Doping cases in athletics Qatari sportspeople in doping cases Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Athletics Championships winners {{Qatar-athletics-bio-stub