.jpg) Fifa in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1989-05-16) 16 May 1989 (age 35) Tangier, Morocco | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 5000 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Club | F.C. Barcelona | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Rafael Caro | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ilias Fifa (born 16 May 1989) is a long-distance runner. Born in Morocco, he competes internationally for Spain. He gained Spanish citizenship in July 2015 after entering Spain nine years earlier by hiding under a truck crossing the border.
Career
He won the 2016 European Championship 5000 metres, in one of the closest long distance finishes ever. Video on YouTube
He participated in the 5000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing but with a time of 13:28.29 he did not reach the final. He qualified for the 5000 m event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he finished in a non-qualifying 9th place in his heat.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Spain
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| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 13th (h) | 5000 m | 13:28.29 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | 5000 m | 13:40.85 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 23rd (h) | 5000 m | 13:30.23 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 34th (h) | 5000 m | 13:47.90 |
| 2023 | European 10,000m Cup | Pacé, France | 3rd | 10 km | 28:12.62 |
| 2024 | Ibero-American Championships | Cuiabá, Brazil | 1st | 10 km | 29:41 |
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 8th | 10,000 m | 28:10.97 | |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 3000 metres – 7:49.13 (Barcelona 2014)
- 5000 metres – 13:05.61 (Rome 2015)
References
- ^ "RFEA profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- "European Athletics Homepage | European Athletics | European Athletics".
- http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-5000-M-h----.RS4.pdf
- "The XXXI Olympic Games | World Athletics".
External links
| European Athletics Championships champions in men's 5000 metres | |
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Tangier
- Moroccan emigrants to Spain
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Naturalised athletes
- Spanish male long-distance runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Spain
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
- Spanish athletics biography stubs