Jamel Chatbi
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Jamel Chatbi is a Moroccan
athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase.
Based in Northern Italy
, Chatbi began competing in 2006 and finished third in the Tutta Dritta 10km that year. He ran a new steeplechase best at the Mondo Keien Meeting in Uden
, Netherlands, setting a new stadium record of 8:29.13.
He ran in the Campaccio
cross country
race and finished in eighth place. Chatbi attended the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
, his first major event, and finished in 30th place, helping Morocco to fifth in the team rankings along with Abdellah Falil
. He took part in the 2008 Parelloop
race in Brunssum
and finished in eleventh place with a new 10 km best of 28:33 minutes.
He improved significantly in 2009 and won his first major medal by setting a Games record and personal best of 8:13.11 for the gold in the steeplechase at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
. At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
, he qualified for the final after finishing second in his heat behind eventual gold medallist Ezekiel Kemboi
. However, he withdrew from the final after failing a mandatory drugs test, testing positive for clenbuterol
. He was the first person to test positive at the championships. He received a three-year ban from competitive athletics lasting from 18 August 2009 until 17 September 2012.
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase.
Based in Northern Italy
Northern Italy
Northern Italy is a wide cultural, historical and geographical definition, without any administrative usage, used to indicate the northern part of the Italian state, also referred as Settentrione or Alta Italia...
, Chatbi began competing in 2006 and finished third in the Tutta Dritta 10km that year. He ran a new steeplechase best at the Mondo Keien Meeting in Uden
Uden
Uden is a municipality and a town in the province of Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.- History :Uden was first recorded around 1190 as “Uthen”. However, earlier settlements have been found in the areas of the modern day Moleneind, Vorstenburg and Bitswijk and evidence of ice-age settlements has been...
, Netherlands, setting a new stadium record of 8:29.13.
He ran in the Campaccio
Campaccio
The Campaccio is an annual cross country running competition which takes place in early January in San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy. Organised by the Unione Sportiva Sangiorgese , the event attracts participation from Olympic and world champions in athletics, in spite of the fact that the host town...
cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
race and finished in eighth place. Chatbi attended the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held in the Holyrood Park at Edinburgh, Scotland on 30 March 2008. Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encompassed both individual and team competition...
, his first major event, and finished in 30th place, helping Morocco to fifth in the team rankings along with Abdellah Falil
Abdellah Falil
Abdellah Falil is a Moroccan professional long-distance runner. He was selected for the national Olympic squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and finished 16th in the 10,000 metres final....
. He took part in the 2008 Parelloop
Parelloop
Parelloop is an annual 10 kilometres road running competition usually held in late March or early April in Brunssum, the Netherlands. The inaugural edition was held in 1989....
race in Brunssum
Brunssum
Brunssum is a municipality and a town in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands. Brunssum was formerly a center of coal mining in the Netherlands and there are a few active mines remaining in the area...
and finished in eleventh place with a new 10 km best of 28:33 minutes.
He improved significantly in 2009 and won his first major medal by setting a Games record and personal best of 8:13.11 for the gold in the steeplechase at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
At the 2009 Mediterranean Games, the athletics events were held in Pescara, Italy from 30 June to 3 July.-Medal summary:-Men:-Women:-Disability athletics:-Games records:-Medal table:Key:-Participating nations:...
. At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
2009 World Championships in Athletics
The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....
, he qualified for the final after finishing second in his heat behind eventual gold medallist Ezekiel Kemboi
Ezekiel Kemboi
Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi is a Kenyan athlete, winner of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2009 World Championships and the 2011 World Championships. He became African Junior Champion in 2001 and came to prominence with a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games...
. However, he withdrew from the final after failing a mandatory drugs test, testing positive for clenbuterol
Clenbuterol
Clenbuterol is a sympathomimetic amine used by sufferers of breathing disorders as a decongestant and bronchodilator. People with chronic breathing disorders such as asthma use this as a bronchodilator to make breathing easier...
. He was the first person to test positive at the championships. He received a three-year ban from competitive athletics lasting from 18 August 2009 until 17 September 2012.