Mouhcine Cheaouri (born 15 January 1989) is a Moroccan track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault. He is a two-time African champion in the event and has a personal best of 5.20 metres.
Born in the city of Oujda,[1] Cheaouri made his international debut at the 2007 Pan Arab Games, where he finished in sixth place.[2] He improved his personal best to 5.20 m in 2008 and quickly ascended to the top of the regional scene by winning the gold medal at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics, beating decathletes Larbi Bouraada and Willem Coertzen.[3]
He did not compete in 2009 and 2010, but returned to form in 2011 with a clearance of 5.20 m in Meknes. He placed ninth at the 2011 Military World Games,[4] was runner-up at the Arab Athletics Championships, then took the gold medal at the 2011 Pan Arab Games.[5] A vault of 5.10 m was enough to secure his second continental win at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics.[1]
In 2016 he tested positive for stanozolol and was banned from competition for four years between 30 April 2016 and 9 June 2020.[6]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | African Junior Championships | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | 4.40 m | |
| Pan Arab Games | Cairo, Egypt | 6th | 4.60 m | |||
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4.80 m | |
| 2011 | Arab Championships | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4.80 m | |
| Pan Arab Games | Doha, Qatar | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5.10 m | ||
| 2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5.10 m | |
| 2013 | Arab Championships | Doha, Qatar | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5.00 m | |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5.10 m | ||
| 2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | 5.00 m | |