Amor Ben Yahia

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Amor Ben Yahia runs 3,000-meter steeplechase at Rio Olympic Games.
Personal information
Born (1985-07-01) 1 July 1985
Kebili, Tunisia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight 54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 3000 m steeplechase

Amor Ben Yahia (Arabic: عمر بن يحيى; born 1 July 1985 in Kebili) is a Tunisian athlete specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[2] He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics as well as two World Championships.

His personal best in the event is 8:14.05 set in Mersin in 2013. This is the current national record.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Tunisia
2009 Arab Championships Damascus, Syria 4th 3000 m s'chase 8:50.21
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 19th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:30.02
Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 4th 3000 m s'chase 8:47.18
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 14th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:22.70
2013 Arab Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 3000 m s'chase 9:03.66
Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:14.05
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 5th 3000 m s'chase 8:44.61
2015 Arab Championships Isa Town, Bahrain 3rd 3000 m s'chase 8:31.28
World Championships Beijing, China 21st (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:43.11
Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:24.68
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:23.121

1Disqualified in the final

References

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