Soufiane Bouchikhi

Belgian long-distance runner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Soufiane Bouchikhi (born 22 March 1990 in Sint-Niklaas) is a retired Belgian long-distance runner.[2] He represented his country in the 5000 metres at the 2017 World Championships. At the 2019 World Championships in Doha he made the 10,000m final and finished 13th. In addition, he won the silver medal in the U23 category at the 2012 European Cross Country Championships.

Born (1990-03-22) 22 March 1990 (age 36)
Sint-Niklaas, East Flanders, Belgium
EducationEastern Kentucky University[1]
SportAthletics
Event(s)
5000 m, 10,000 m
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Soufiane Bouchikhi
Bouchikhi in 2014
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Born (1990-03-22) 22 March 1990 (age 36)
Sint-Niklaas, East Flanders, Belgium
EducationEastern Kentucky University[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)
5000 m, 10,000 m
College teamEastern Kentucky Colonels
ClubRFCL Athlétisme
Coached byLuk Verlaenen
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Bouchikhi is currently serving a two year competition ban set to end on 24 January 2026 due to an anti-doping violation ("Refusal and or Failure to Submit").[3]

International competitions

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Belgium
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 7th 10,000 m 31:46.38
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 16th 5000 m 14:32.71
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 15th 10,000 m 14:17.43
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 5th 10,000 m 29:24.21
4th Half marathon 1:06:04
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 8th 10,000 m 29:03.74
28th Half marathon 1:05:31
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 11th (h) 5000 m 13:28.64
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 10th 5000 m 13:25.22
6th 10,000 m 28:19.07
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 13th 10,000 m 28:15.43
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Personal bests

[4] [5]

Outdoor

York 2019)

Indoor

References

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