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 also won an individual bronze medal at the 2018 European Athletics Championships. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Marathon.[1]

Yassine Rachik
Rachik (right) at 2018 European Championships marathon
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993
Aïn Sebaâ, Morocco
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
ClubAtletica Casone Noceto
Coached byAlberto Colli
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 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 BerlinMarathon
European U23 Championships
2015 Tallinn10,000 m

Rachik became an Italian citizen in 2015.[2] During his career he also won the gold medal with the Italy national athletics team in the 2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's Marathon Cup,[3] 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.[4] He finished in 12th place.[4]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
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

Personal bests

See also

References
  1. "Athletics RACHIK Yassine - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-09-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "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
  3. "European Athletics Championships Marathon Cup - Team results". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  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.
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