Ala Zoghlami
Ala Zoghlami at the 2020 Olympics.
Personal information
National teamItaly Italy
Born (1994-06-19) 19 June 1994
Tunis, Tunisia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle-distance running
3000 metres steeplechase
ClubCus Palermo
Coached byGaspare Polizzi
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 3000 m steeplechase 8:24.98 (2021)

Ala Zoghlami (Arabic: علاء الزغلامي; born 19 June 1994) is a Tunisian-born Italian male middle-distance runner and steeplechaser. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 3000 m steeplechase.[1]

He has a twin, also an athlete, named Osama.[2]

Biography

Obtained the IAAF standard for participating in the 2017 World Championships, in the quarter-finals of the events he sets his personal best, resulting in the first of the missed for the semi-finals for only 32 cents a second.[3]

Personal best

  • 3000 m steeplechase: 8:14.06 - Japan Tokyo, 07 August 2021

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2015 European U23 Championships Estonia Tallinn 4th 3000 m steeplechase 8:42.85
2017 World Championships United Kingdom London 16th el. QF 3000 m steeplechase 8:26.18 PB
2022 European Championships Germany Munich 7th 3000 m steeplechase 8:27.82

National titles

Ala Zoghlami won seven national championships at individual senior level.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics - ZOGHLAMI Ala". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ala Zoghlami - .D. C.U.S. PALERMO" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 7 August 2017. Una vita e una carriera svolta praticamente in parallelo con il gemello Osama, che ha vinto il bronzo sui 3000 siepi agli Europei under 23 nel 2015 davanti ad Ala...
  3. ↑ "3000 Metres Steeplechase men - IAAF World Championships London 2017". iaaf.org. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ala Zoghlami - Athlete profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Assoluti: altri 4 azzurri allo standard olimpico" (in Italian). fidal.it. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Festa del Cross: Battocletti 30 e lode". fidal.it (in Italian). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
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