Anass Essayi Explained

Anass Essayi
Event:	1500 metres, Mile
Birth Date:	18 May 2001
Height:	5 ft 8 in
Collegeteam:	South Carolina Gamecocks
Coach:	Andrew Allden '22 - Present^[1]
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Anass Essayi (Arabic: أنس الساعي; born 18 May 2001) is a Moroccan athlete who specializes in the 1,500 meters event.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Essayi won the silver medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2018 All-Africa Youth Games in Algiers as well as the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. He later won the bronze medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2021 Pan Arab Athletics Championships in Rades.^[5]

Essayi represented Morocco at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he competed in the men's 1,500 m.

He was studying Business Administration at Al Akhawayn University in August 2021 and in 2022 is a student at University of South Carolina.^[6]

NCAA

Essayi won the 2022 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship men's mile in a personal best time 3:57.37 at Texas A&M Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium.^[7]

Notes and References

1. https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/coaches/andrew-allden/1165 ANDREW ALLDEN TITLE Assistant Coach/Cross Country Coach
2. Web site: Athletics - ESSAYI Anass . 2021-07-29 . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 2021-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210729210225/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1421710-essayi-anass.htm . dead.
3. Web site: Anass ESSAYI . 2021-07-29 . worldathletics.org . World Athletics.
4. Web site: Anas ESSAYI . 2021-07-29 . cnom.org.ma . fr . Moroccan National Olympic Committee.
5. Web site: Athlétisme - Anass Essayi (Maroc) . 2021-07-29 . les-sports.info.
6. Web site: 2021-07-19 . The student, Anass Essayi qualified for the Tokyo Olympics . 2021-07-29 . New in 24 Sport English.
7. https://results.flashresults.com/2022_02-25_SEC/025-2.pdf 2022 SEC Indoor Track and Field Championship men's mile results