Mourad Marofit

Mourad Marofit (Arabic: مراد ماروفيت; born January 26, 1982, in Khemisset) is a Moroccan long-distance runner.^[1] He set his personal best time of 13:02.84, by winning the men's 5000 metres at the KBC Night of Athletics in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.^[2]

Mourad Marofit

Mourad Marofit (red vest) in 2007
Personal information
Nationality	Morocco
Born	(1982-01-26) 26 January 1982 (age 43) Khemisset, Morocco
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best	5000 m: 13:02.84 (2008)

Marofit represented Morocco at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 5,000 metres. He ran in the second heat against thirteen other athletes, including Kenya's Edwin Cheruiyot Soi, who later won the bronze medal in the final. He finished the race in eighth place by five seconds behind New Zealand's Adrian Blincoe, with a time of 14:00.76. Marofit, however, failed to advance into the final, as he placed thirtieth overall, and was ranked farther below four mandatory slots for the next round.^[3]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mourad Marofit". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
2. Hendrix, Ivo (21 July 2008). "Paul Kipsiele Koech sets World leading 8:00.57, Hellebaut jumps 2.00m in Heusden-Zolder". IAAF. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
3. "Men's 5000m Round 1 – Heat 2". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013.

External links

• Mourad Marofit at World Athletics
• NBC 2008 Olympics profile