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Rababe Arafi

Arafi in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 (age 33) Khouribga, Morocco
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	1500 metres
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Morocco African Championships 2012 Porto Novo 1500 m 2016 Durban 1500 m 2014 Marrakech 1500 m

Rababe Arafi (Arabic: رباب عرافي, born 12 January 1991) is a middle-distance runner from Morocco, who specialises in the 1500 metres. Born in Khouribga, she is a three-time medallist at the African Championships in Athletics, having been the continental champion in 2012 with a championship record run of 4:05.80 minutes. She holds the Moroccan national record in the mile run and in the 1500m (3:58.84 minutes - 16 June 2019 - Rabat - Diamond League).

Arafi was part of Morocco's team for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was a 1500 m finalist. She represented Morocco at the World Championships in Athletics in 2013, 2015 and 2017, placing eighth in the 1500 m at the 2017 World Championships. Arafi was initially a bronze medallist at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 1500 m, but she was later disqualified because she made contact with Heather Kampf resulting in Kampf's fall. She also competed at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2007, but failed to finish the race. She has won gold medals in the 1500 m at the Arab Athletics Championships (2013), Islamic Solidarity Games (2013 and 2017) and the Jeux de la Francophonie (2013 and 2017).

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Morocco
2007	World Cross Country Championships	Mombasa, Kenya	—	Junior race	DNF
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	1st	1500 m	4:05.80
2013	Arab Championships	Doha, Qatar	1st	1500 m	4:53.92
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:42.10
	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	–	1500 m	DNF
			–	4 × 400 m	DQ
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	21st (sf)	1500 m	4:09.86
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Nice, France	1st	1500 m	4:18.70
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	1st	1500 m	4:19.27
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	6th (h)	1500 m	4:10.95
	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	3rd	1500 m	4:12.08
2015	Arab Championships	Isa Town, Bahrain	2nd	1500 m	5:22.30
	World Championships	Beijing, China	4th	800 m	1:58.90
			9th	1500 m	4:13.66
	Military World Games	Mungyeong, South Korea	5th	1500 m	4:21.17
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	10th (h)	1500 m	4:10.82
	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	5th	800 m	2:01.49
			2nd	1500 m	4:03.95
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	–	800 m	DNF
			12th	1500 m	4:15.16
2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	1st	1500 m	4:18.82
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	1st	1500 m	4:17.23
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	8th	1500 m	4:04.35
2018	World Indoor Championship	Birmingham, United Kingdom	8th	1500 m	4:14.94
	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	1st	800 m	2:01.01
			1st	1500 m	4:12.83
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.91
	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	–	800 m	DNF
			2nd	1500 m	4:14.12
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	2nd	800 m	2:03.20
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	7th	800 m	2:00.48
			9th	1500 m	3:59.93
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	14th (sf)	800 m	1:59.86
			–	1500 m	DNF
2023	Arab Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	1st	1500 m	4:24.37
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Kinshasa, DR Congo	3rd	1500 m	4:45.42

Disqualified in the final

See also

• List of champions of the African Championships in Athletics

References

1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rababe Arafi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
2. Watta, Evelyn (2012-06-30). Montsho and Makwala take 400m titles in Porto-Novo – African champs, Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2018-02-16.
3. "Mile Run Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
4. Moroccan national records progression - run123
5. Rababe Arafi. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved on 2018-02-16.
6. "1500 Metres Result | IAAF World Championships London 2017 | iaaf.org". Archived from the original on 8 August 2017.
7. "Nicole Sifuentes shares how she was promoted to bronze medal after originally finishing 4th".

External links

• Rababe Arafi at World Athletics
• Rababe Arafi at Olympedia (archive)
• Rababe Arafi at Olympics.com
• Rababe Arafi at the Comité National Olympique Marocain (in French)

• Living people
• 1991 births
• People from Khouribga
• Moroccan female middle-distance runners
• Moroccan female cross country runners
• Olympic athletes for Morocco
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
• World Athletics Championships athletes for Morocco
• Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Morocco
• Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games
• African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
• African Games silver medalists for Morocco
• Mediterranean Games gold medalists in athletics
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• 21st-century Moroccan sportswomen
• Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Morocco
• Arab Athletics Championships winners
• Diamond League winners