Ahmed Abdelwahed

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NationalityItalian
Born (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 29)
Rome, Italy
CountryItaly Italy
Ahmed Abdelwahed
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 29)
Rome, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event
3000 metres steeplechase
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 3000 m s'chase: 8:12.04 (2021)
Medal record
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Munich3000 m st.
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Tarragona3000 m st.
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 Bydgoszcz3000 m st.
Abdelwahed at Tokyo 2020.

Ahmed Abdelwahed (born 26 May 1996 in Rome) is an Italian steeplechase runner of Egyptian origin who won a bronze medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.[1] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 3000 m steeplechase.[2][3] His parents are from Egypt.

Abdelwahed is currently serving a four-year competition ban set to run from 2023 to 2027 in relation to an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for meldonium at the 2022 European Athletics Championships.[4][5] His appeal to the CAS was dismissed in August 2025.[6]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2017 European U23 Championships Poland Bydgoszcz 2nd 3000 m st 8:37.02
Summer Universiade Chinese Taipei Taipei 8th 3000 m st 8:47.72
2018 Mediterranean Games Spain Tarragona 3rd 3000 m st 9:00.01
2022 European Championships Germany Munich 2nd 3000 m st 8:22.35 Provisionally disqualified pending appeal

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