KATIR Mohamed

Date of Birth: 17 Feb 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Birth Country:

Morocco

Place of residence : MULA

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 5000m	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 5000m Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 5000m Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	1500m	3000m	5000m
2021	1 x 2nd	1 x 1st	1 x 1st, 1 x 4th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
1	2021	3000m	Gateshead, GBR	7:27.64
1	2021	5000m	Gateshead, GBR	13:08.52
2	2021	1500m	Monaco, MON	3:28.76
4	2021	5000m	Florence, ITA	12:50.79

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Mo (Facebook profile, 11 Jun 2021)

Boxing, writing poems. (murciaplaza.com, 05 Feb 2021)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Playas de Castellon [Spain]

Gabriel Lorente

He used to play football but recognised that he did not have the potential to progress in the sport, despite being fast. Coach Cristobal Carlos signed him up for athletics after he won a race organised by his school. (runnersworld.com, 30 Jan 2021)

Setting a Spanish record in the 5000m in 2021 in Florence, Italy. (laverdad.es, 11 Jun 2021)

Italian footballers Andrea Pirlo and Gianluigi Buffon. Spanish middle distance runner Fermin Cacho, Kenyan distance runner Eliud Kipchoge. (murciaplaza.com, 05 Feb 2021)

General Interest

General
BACKGROUND
Born in Morocco to an Egyptian mother and a Moroccan father, at age five he began living in Mula, Spain. He obtained Spanish citizenship in November 2019. "I feel 100% Spanish. I have grown up here and studied here, I have spent all my life here. My career as an athlete has been forged here. I want to participate as a Spaniard, and only as a Spaniard." (rfea.es, 12 Jun 2021; elpais.com, 11 Jun 2021; runnersworld.com, 30 Jan 2021; laopiniondemurcia.es, 04 Mar 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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