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Soufiane El Bakkali (سفيان البقالي) is a Moroccan male steeplechase runner. Here are 13 more things about him:

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  1. He was born in Fez, Morocco.
  2. He is 6'2" tall. His registered weight is 137 lbs.
  3. He finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 15th World Junior Championships in Athletics in Eugene, Oregon, United States in July 2014.
  4. He finished 10th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 19th African Championships in Athletics in Marrakech, Morocco in August 2014.
  5. On March 28, 2015, he finished 18th in the individual junior men's race at the 41st International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) World Cross County Championships in Guiyang, China.
  6. Representing Morocco, he finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2016 Summer Olympics, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 5-21, 2016.
  7. He finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 16th IAAF World Championships in London, England, United Kingdom in August 2017.
  8. He finished first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain in June 2018.
  9. He finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 21st African Championships in Athletics in Asaba, Nigeria in August 2018.
  10. He finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 12th African Games in Rabat, Morocco in August 2019.
  11. He finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships, which was held in Doha, Qatar from September 27, 2019 to October 6, 2019.
  12. On September 3, 2020, he won a a 1500-meter race at the Meeting International d'Athlétisme de Marseille in Marseille, France.
  13. Coached by Karim Tlemcani, he was 25 years old when he represented Morocco at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which took place in Tokyo, Japan from July 23, 2021 to August 8, 2021. On August 2, 2021, he won gold in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase, making him the first non-Kenyan to win the event since Poland's Bronisław Malinowski won it in Moscow, Russia in 1980.

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