Ilias Fifa

Ilias Fifa
Personal information
Born (1989-05-16) 16 May 1989
Tangier, Morocco[1]
Sport
Country  Spain
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 5000 metres
Club F.C. Barcelona
Coached by Rafael Caro
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Spain
European Championships
2016 Amsterdam 5000 m

Ilias Fifa (born 16 May 1989) is a Moroccan-born long-distance runner competing internationally for Spain. He gained Spanish citizenship in July 2015[1] after entering Spain nine years earlier by hiding under a truck crossing the border.[2]

Career

He won the 2016 European Championship 5000 metres, in one of the closest long distance finishes ever. Video on YouTube

He participated in the 5000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing but with a time of 13:28.29 he did not reach the final.[3] He qualified for the 5000 m event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he finished in a non-qualifying 9th place in his heat.[4]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 13th (h) 5000 m 13:28.29
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 5000 m 13:40.85
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 23rd (h) 5000 m 13:30.23
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 34th (h) 5000 m 13:47.90

Personal bests

Outdoor

References

  1. 1 2 RFEA profile
  2. ↑ http://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=f/athlete=119280-fifa-ilias/index.html
  3. ↑ http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-5000-M-h----.RS4.pdf
  4. ↑ https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/olympic-games/the-xxxi-olympic-games-5771/results/men/5000-metres/heats/result

Ilias Fifa profile at IAAF

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