Ismaïl Sghyr (; born March 16, 1972, in Taroudannt) is a French- Moroccan

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

. He won a bronze medal at the over 3000 metres at the

1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from March 7 to March 9, 1997. It was the first athletic championships to introduce women's pole vault. There were a total nu ...

. In

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 sta ...

he finished fourth at the World Championships the same year, as well as winning a bronze medal at the 2002 European Championships. Over 10,000 metres he won at the

1997 Mediterranean Games The XIII Mediterranean Games, commonly known as the 1997 Mediterranean Games, were the 13th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Bari, Italy, from 13 to 25 June 1997, where 2,956 athletes (2,166 men and 790 women) from 21 countries partici ...

. Sghyr formerly represented

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

, but as many other Moroccan runners he switched nationality to

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

External links

* * 1972 births Living people People from Taroudannt Sportspeople from Souss-Massa French male long-distance runners Moroccan male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for France World Athletics Championships athletes for Morocco European Athletics Championships medalists French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Morocco Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century French sportsmen {{Morocco-athletics-bio-stub