Anass Essayi
Moroccan Olympic 1500 meters runner
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Anass Essayi (Arabic: أنس الساعي; born 18 May 2001) is a Moroccan athlete who specializes in the 1,500 meters event.[3][4][5]
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| Born | 18 May 2001 |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Morocco |
Event(s) | 1500 metres, Mile |
| College team | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| Coached by | Andrew Allden '22 - Present[1] |
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Essayi won the silver medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2018 All-Africa Youth Games in Algiers as well as the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. He later won the bronze medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2021 Pan Arab Athletics Championships in Rades.[4][6]
Essayi represented Morocco at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he competed in the men's 1,500 m.[3]
He was studying Business Administration at Al Akhawayn University in August 2021 and in 2022 is a student at University of South Carolina.[7]
NCAA
Essayi won the 2022 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship men's mile in a personal best time 3:57.37 at Texas A&M Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium.[8]
