| National team | Italy |
|---|---|
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle-distance running 3000 metres steeplechase |
| Club | Cus Palermo |
| Birth date | 19 June 1994 (age 32) |
| Birth place | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Height | 1.80 m |
| Weight | 57 kg |
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Ala Zoghlami (Arabic: علاء الزغلامي; born 19 June 1994) is a Tunisian-born Italian male middle-distance runner and steeplechaser. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 3000 m steeplechase.[1]
He has a twin, also an athlete, named Osama.[2]
Biography
Obtained the IAAF standard for participating in the 2017 World Championships, in the quarter-finals of the events he sets his personal best, resulting in the first of the missed for the semi-finals for only 32 cents a second.[3]
Personal best
- 3000 m steeplechase: 8:14.06 - Tokyo, 7 August 2021
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn | 4th | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:42.85 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London | 16th el. QF | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:26.18 | |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich | 7th | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:27.82 |
National titles
Ala Zoghlami won seven national championships at individual senior level.[4][5][6]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 5000 m: 2020 (1)
- 3000 m steeplechase: 2017, 2020, 2021 (3)
- Italian Cross Country Championships
- Short course: 2021, 2022, 2023 (3)[7]
References
- ^ "Athletics - ZOGHLAMI Ala". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Ala Zoghlami - .D. C.U.S. PALERMO" (in italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
Una vita e una carriera svolta praticamente in parallelo con il gemello Osama, che ha vinto il bronzo sui 3000 siepi agli Europei under 23 nel 2015 davanti ad Ala...
- ^ "3000 Metres Steeplechase men - IAAF World Championships London 2017". iaaf.org. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Ala Zoghlami - Athlete profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021". sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Assoluti: altri 4 azzurri allo standard olimpico" (in Italian). fidal.it. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Festa del Cross: Battocletti 30 e lode" (in Italian). fidal.it. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.