Mariem Alaoui Selsouli Explained

Birth Date:8 July 1984
Sport:Athletics
Event:Middle distance running
Updated:19 August 2024

Mariem Alaoui Selsouli (Arabic: مريم علوي سلسولي, born July 8, 1984) is a Moroccan middle- and long-distance runner. She was born in Marrakech.

At the 2009 World Athletics Final in Berlin, Selsouli withdrew from the 1500m final after failing a drug test for EPO.[1] [2] She was suspended for two years by the IAAF, from August 22, 2009 to August 21, 2011. On July 23, 2012 she was banned from the Summer Olympics in London after testing positive for the diuretic furosemide, following her competition in Diamond league July 6, 2012 in Paris-Saint-Denis.[3] [4] [5] She had an 8-year doping ban from 6 July 2012 to 24 July 2020.[6]

Achievements

Representing
2001World Youth ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary5th3000 m9:26.27
2002Kingston, Jamaica5th1500 m4:16.08
2nd3000 m9:16.28
2005İzmir, Turkey10th1500 m4:18.81
5th5000 m16:07.99
2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia6th3000 m8:55.97
World Cross Country ChampionshipsFukuoka, Japan15thShort race (4 km)13:14
4thTeam73 pts
World Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany12th3000 m9:06.40
2007World Cross Country ChampionshipsMombasa, Kenya17thSenior race (8 km)28:53
3rdTeam99 pts
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan4th1500 m4:01.52 PB
2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain3rd3000 m8:41.66
2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey2nd1500 m4:07.78

Personal bests

Notes and References

  1. News: Moroccan admits to positive doping test. The Sydney Morning Herald .
  2. Web site: IAAF Health & Science Department.
  3. Web site: L'Équipe - l'Actualité du sport en continu.
  4. News: London 2012: Selsouli to miss Games after failed drugs test. BBC Sport. 2012-07-25.
  5. News: UPDATE 1-Olympics-Athletics-Moroccan Selsouli tests positive. 25 July 2012 . Reuters. Nick. Mulvenney.
  6. http://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=8a10c8a2-5dcc-4447-a42d-23b265217a30.pdf&urlslug=List%20of%20athletes%20currently%20serving%20a%20period%20of%20ineligibility%20as%20a%20result%20of%20an%20Anti-Doping%20Rule%20Violation%20under%20IAAF%20Rules IAAF sanctioned athletes list – 18.04.2014