Moad Zahafi (born 9 May 1998) is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the

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. He represented Morocco at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy and he won the silver medal in the men's 800 metres event. He also competed at the

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and the 2019 World Championships without reaching the final. Zahafi competes at the collegiate level for

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. On 16 April 2022, he ran a world-leading time of 1:43.69 at the Tom Jones Memorial in

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, recording the third-fastest time in NCAA history.

References

1998 births Living people Moroccan male middle-distance runners FISU World University Games silver medalists for Morocco Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games African Games competitors for Morocco World Athletics Championships athletes for Morocco Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade Texas Tech Red Raiders men's track and field athletes Athletes from Casablanca NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen {{Morocco-athletics-bio-stub