Yassine Rachik

Yassine Rachik (born 11 June 1993) is a Moroccan-born Italian long-distance runner who won the Italian Athletics Championships three times and won an individual bronze medal at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.

Yassine Rachik

Rachik (right) at 2018 European Championships marathon
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 31) Aïn Sebaâ, Morocco
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Club	Atletica Casone Noceto
Coached by	Alberto Colli
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	1500 m: 3:40.56 (2016) 3000 m: 8:02.91 (2015) 5000 m: 13:37.88 (2013) 10000 m: 28:50.45 (2014) 10 km road: 29:00 (2015) Half marathon: 1:02.57 (2016) Marathon: 2:08.05 (2019)
Medal record European Championships 2018 Berlin Marathon Cup 2018 Berlin Marathon European U23 Championships 2015 Tallinn 10,000 m

Biography

Rachik became an Italian citizen in 2015.^[1] During his career he won the gold medal with the Italy national athletics team in the 2018 European Marathon Cup,^[2] and also at U-23 level at the 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships held in Tallinn. In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar, finishing in 12th place.^[3] He competed in the marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
2018	European Championships	Berlin	3rd	Marathon	2:12:09	PB
			1st	Marathon Team	6:40:48
2018	London Marathon	London	9th	Marathon	2:08:05	PB

National titles

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • 5000 m: 2016
  • Half marathon: 2017
• Italian 10 km road Championship
  • 10 km road race: 2017^[5]

Personal bests

• Marathon: 2:08:05, London Marathon, 28 April 2019^[6]

See also

• Italian all-time lists - Marathon
• Naturalized athletes of Italy

References

1. "Yassine Rachik Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 5 July 2018. In Italia è arrivato nel 2004, vive a Castelli Calepio in provincia di Bergamo con i genitori e i fratelli... Cittadino italiano dal 15 giugno 2015
2. "European Athletics Championships Marathon Cup - Team results". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
3. "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
4. "Athletics - RACHIK Yassine". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
5. "Dalmine: Rachik e Maraoui campioni della 10km" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
6. "Rachik, che sogno: "È soltanto l'inizio"" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

External links

• Yassine Rachik at World Athletics
• Yassine Rachik at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Yassine Rachik at Olympics.com
• Yassine Rachik at Olympedia
• Yassine Rachik at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)