- Nadia Ejjafini
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Nadia Ejjafini (#5) in the 2007 Milano City Marathon.
Nadia Ejjafini (born 8 November 1980) is a Moroccan-born long-distance runner. She switched nationality from her birth country to Bahrain, and later became an Italian citizen by marriage in 2009.
She finished fourth in the 5000 metres at the 1998 World Junior Championships. She won the half marathon race at the 1999 Pan Arab Games, at the time representing Morocco.[1] She won the Giro di Castelbuono race in 2002.[2]
Ejjafini competed at the World Cross Country Championships in 2003 and 2004 and in the marathon at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005. She also competed in the marathon at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, but did not finish on either attempt. She was fourth over 5000 m at the 2006 Asian Games.
She enjoyed much success on the road circuit in 2006: she won the Tilburg Ten Miles, Diecimiglia del Garda, Parelloop, Circuito Podistico and Rome-Ostia Half Marathon that year. She also took consecutive victories at both the Corrida de Langueux and Corrida de Houilles 10K races in 2006 and 2007.[3][4]
She took a 5000 m silver medal and 10,000 m bronze medal in the at the 2007 Military World Games and won the bronze at the 2007 Asian Cross Country Championships.[5][6] She came second at the Cross della Vallagarina in January 2011, finishing behind Ethiopian runner Fente Alemu Birtukan.[7] She represented Italy internationally for the first time at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, coming 34th overall.[8] The following month she took part in the Great Ireland Run and reached the top three.[9]
Personal bests
- 5000 metres - 15:22.39 min (2006)
- 10,000 metres - 33:19.3 min (2006)
- 10,000 metres - 32:37 min (Fortis Singelloop Utrecht Netherlands 2009)
- Half marathon - 1:10:38 hrs (2007)
- Marathon - 2:37:25 hrs (2007)
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing 
Bahrain2003 World Championships Paris, France 44th Marathon 2:38:39 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece — Marathon DNF 2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 41st Marathon 2:41:51 2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar 4th 5000 m 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China — Marathon DNF 2011 World Cross Country Championships Punta Umbría, Spain 34th Senior race 8 km References
- IAAF profile for Nadia Ejjafini
- ^ Pan Arab Games (GBR Athletics)
- ^ Monti, Dave & Civai, Franco (2010-07-27). La Corsa Piu' Antica 11.2 km (M) and 5.6 km (F). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-01-20.
- ^ Lefeuvre, Thierry (2010-07-23). Corrida Langueux 10 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-01-20.
- ^ Corrida de Houilles 10 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2011-01-04). Retrieved on 2011-01-20.
- ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2007-10-18). World 1500m bronze medallist Korir takes unexpected defeat – World Military Games, Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-20.
- ^ Asian Crosscountry Championships. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2009-03-03). Retrieved on 2011-01-20.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2011-01-17). Longosiwa and Birtukane take commanding victories in Vallagarina XC. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-20.
- ^ 2011 World XC - Senior Race - W Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-11.
- ^ Martin, Dave (2011-04-10). Teenager Purdue upsets experienced rivals in Dublin 10Km. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-11.
External links
Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- Bahraini long-distance runners
- Moroccan long-distance runners
- Marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Bahrain
- Naturalised citizens of Italy
- Italian people of Moroccan descent
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