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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