Ala Zoghlami Explained

National Team:	Italy
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Middle-distance running 3000 metres steeplechase
Club:	Cus Palermo
Birth Date:	1994 6, df=y
Birth Place:	Tunis, Tunisia
Residence:	Palermo
Coach:	Gaspare Polizzi
Height:	1.80 m
Weight:	57 kg
Pb:	3000 m steeplechase 8:24.98 (2021)

Ala Zoghlami (ar|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 - Tokyo, 7 August 2021

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn	4th	3000 m steeplechase	8:42.85
2017	World Championships	London	16th	3000 m steeplechase	8:26.18
2022	European Championships		7th	3000 m steeplechase	8:27.82

National titles

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

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • 5000 m: 2020 (1)
  • 3000 m steeplechase: 2017, 2020, 2021 (3)
• Italian Cross Country Championships
  • Short course: 2021, 2022, 2023 (3)^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics - ZOGHLAMI Ala. dead. 2021-09-19. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. https://web.archive.org/web/20210730142017/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1297290-zoghlami-ala.htm . 30 July 2021 .
2. Web site: Ala Zoghlami - .D. C.U.S. PALERMO. fidal.it. 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.... italian. 7 August 2017.
3. Web site: 3000 Metres Steeplechase men - IAAF World Championships London 2017 . iaaf.org. 7 August 2017.
4. Web site: Ala Zoghlami - Athlete profile. worldathletics.org. 11 March 2021.
5. Web site: TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021. sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. 28 June 2021.
6. Web site: Assoluti: altri 4 azzurri allo standard olimpico. fidal.it. it. 27 June 2021. 28 June 2021.
7. Web site: Festa del Cross: Battocletti 30 e lode. fidal.it. it. 12 March 2023. 14 March 2023.