Mohamed Katir
Mohamed "Mo" Katir El Haouzi (born 17 February 1998)[1] is a Spanish middle- and long-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Katir took silver in the 5000 metres at the 2022 European Championships.
Katir at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Katir El Haouzi |
| Born | 17 February 1998 Ksar el-Kebir, Morocco |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Spain |
| Sport | Athletics, cross country running |
| Event(s) | 1500 metres, 3000 m, 5000 m |
| Club | Playas de Castellón |
| Coached by | Gabriel Lorente |
Medal record | |
He holds three Spanish records (1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m) and is a two-time national champion.
Biography
Born in Ksar el-Kebir, Morocco, Mohamed Katir was raised in Mula, Murcia, Spain since he was 5 years old.[2][3][4] While Katir had previously run as Spaniard in youth competitions and won a Spanish national cross championship,[5] he actually acquired the Spanish citizenship in October 2019, after a 4-year long process.[6]
In May 2021, Katir won his first Diamond League event, securing victory in the 5000 metres at the Grand Prix Gateshead in United Kingdom.[1] In June and July, he broke three long-standing Spanish national records in just a 33-day span at the Diamond League meetings. First on 10 June, he ran a new 5000 m record of 12:50.79 at the Golden Gala in Florence, Italy.[7] Less than a month later, at the Herculis meet in Monaco, he set Spanish record in the 1500 metres, finishing second behind only 2019 world champion Timothy Cheruiyot who set a personal best in the race. Katir's 3:28.76 ranked him as the 10th fastest of all time, just eight hundreds of a second off the European record.[8][9] Four days after that, he won the 3000 metres in Gateshead, United Kingdom with a time of 7:27.64, breaking Haile Gebrselassie meet record in the process. His time ranked him as 15th of all time at that distance.[10] At the end of the year, Katir won San Silvestre Vallecana 10 kilometres road race in Madrid, setting yet another national best mark and becoming the first domestic winner of this race since 2003.[11]
Achievements
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 4th | 3000 m | 7:49.72 |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 8th | 5000 m | 13:06.60 | |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:29.90 |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 2nd | 5000 m | 13:22.98 | |
| European Cross Country Championships | Turin, Italy | 9th | XC 9.572 km | 30:06 | |
| 3rd | Senior team | 36 pts |
Circuit wins, and National championships
- Diamond League
- 2021 (5000 m): Gateshead Grand Prix (PB), Gateshead British Grand Prix (MR NR)
- Spanish Athletics Championship titles
- 5000 metres: 2022
- Spanish Indoor Athletics Championship titles
- 3000 metres: 2019
Personal bests
- 800 metres – 1:51.84 (Madrid 2019)
- 1500 metres – 3:28.76 (Monaco 2021) NR
- 1500 metres indoor – 3:36.89 (Liévin 2021)
- 3000 metres – 7:27.64 (Gateshead 2021) NR
- 3000 metres indoor – 7:35.29 (Karlsruhe 2021)
- 5000 metres – 12:50.79 (Florence 2021) NR
- Road
- 5 kilometres – 13:20 (Málaga 2022)
- 10 kilometres – 27:19 (Madrid 2022)
References
- ^ a b Mohamed Katir at World Athletics
- ^ "Mohamed Katir: "Quiero vivir del atletismo y creo que va a ser posible"". La Vanguardia. 6 February 2021.
- ^ Sáez Bravo, Lucas (15 July 2021). "Mohamed Katir, el repentino fenómeno español del mediofondo que ya aspira al oro en Tokio: lee poesía, entrena en un descampado y su padre llegó en patera". El Mundo.
- ^ Asprón, Javier (11 July 2021). "Mohamed Katir: melena al viento y alma de poeta". ABC.
- ^ "Mohamed Katir: el atleta que lleva esperando 3 años su nacionalidad". Parainmigrantes. 4 March 2019.
- ^ García, Dioni (29 October 2019). "Mohamed Katir ya es español". La Opinión de Murcia.
- ^ "Wanda Diamond League | Asics Firenze Marathon Stadium Luigi Ridolfi – 10th June 2021 | Result lists" (PDF). Diamond League. 2021-06-10. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ "Wanda Diamond League | Stade Louis II - Monaco (MON) – 9th July 2021 | Result lists" (PDF). Diamond League. 2021-07-09. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ "Muir motors to 1:56.73 victory over 800m in Monaco". European Athletics. 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ "2021 British Grand Prix Recap: Mohamed Katir (7:27) Wins Big Again, Trayvon Bromell (9.98) Back in Form in Final Diamond League Before Olympics". LetsRun.com. 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ "Katir and Klosterhalfen provide the New Year's Eve highlights". European Athletics. 2022-01-02. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
External links
- Mohamed Katir at World Athletics
- Mohamed Katir at World Athletics
- Mohamed Katir at Olympics.com
- Mohamed Katir at Olympedia