Ahmed Abdelwahed
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 26 May 1996 Rome, Italy |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 3000 metres steeplechase |
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best |
|
Medal record | |
.jpg)
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]
- 3000 metres steeplechase: 8:21.54 -
Ostrava, 19 May 2021[7]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | European U23 Championships |  Bydgoszcz |
2nd | 3000 m st | 8:37.02 | |
| Summer Universiade |  Taipei |
8th | 3000 m st | 8:47.72 | ||
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games |  Tarragona |
3rd | 3000 m st | 9:00.01 | |
| 2022 | European Championships |  Munich |
2nd | 3000 m st | 8:22.35 | Provisionally disqualified pending appeal |
National titles
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 3000 metres steeple-chase: 2019
