AROP Marco

Canada

Athletics

Date of Birth: 20 Sep 1998

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Place of birth: KHARTUM

Birth Country:

Sudan

Place of residence : EDMONTON, AB

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 800m

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m Semi-Final 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	800m
2019	Doha, QAT	7th (1:45.78)

Pan American Games

Year	Location	800m
2019	Lima, PER	1st (1:44.25)

NACAC Championships

Year	Location	800m
2018	Toronto, ON, CAN	Finals (1:46.82)

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

Year	800m
2021	1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd
2020	1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
2	2021	800m	Stockholm, SWE	1:44.00
2	2020	800m	Stockholm, SWE	1:44.67
3	2021	800m	Monaco, MON	1:43.26
3	2020	800m	Monaco, MON	1:44.14

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2021	600m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Boston, MA, USA	1:15.0

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

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Business Information Systems - Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Voleo Athletics Club [Edmonton, AB, CAN]

Coach:

Ron Thompson [club]

Sporting relatives:

His cousin Mangisto Arop has played club basketball in Sweden and Germany, and represented Canada at the 2009 U19 World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand. (hailstate.com, 01 Sep 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 16 Jul 2020)

Injuries:

He sustained a hamstring injury in 2019, recovering midway through the year. (sportmanagementhub.com, 17 Sep 2019)

Start:

He took up the sport seriously in 2016 at Blessed Oscar Romero High School in Edmonton, AB, Canada. (cbc.ca, 24 Dec 2019; runningmagazine.ca, 24 Dec 2019)

Reason:

He initially played basketball before his high school athletics coach convinced him to try the sport. (cbc.ca, 24 Dec 2019)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sportmanagementhub.com, 17 Sep 2019)

Training:

He trains up to six days a week. (sportmanagementhub.com, 17 Sep 2019)

Memorable:

Winning gold in the 800m at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. (thestar.com, 10 Aug 2019)

Philosophy:

"Do something today that your future self will thank you for." (olympic.ca, 16 Sep 2019)

Award:

He was named 2017 Male Athlete of the Year by Athletics Alberta in Canada. (hailstate.com, 01 Sep 2019)

General Interest

General
GOING PRO
In December 2019 he left Mississippi State University in the United States of America in the middle of his third year to start running professionally and focus on preparing for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "This wasn't an easy decision to make, but it was one I would have to make eventually. Ever since I was introduced to Mississippi State, it's been my goal to be the best athlete I can be for this programme. Although I won't be running in a Bulldog uniform anymore, I'll still be a Bulldog for life." (cbc.ca, 24 Dec 2019; runningmagazine.ca, 24 Dec 2019)

FROM SUDAN TO CANADA
Born in Sudan, he emigrated to Canada as a refugee in 2002. "It's an honour to represent the country that accepted and raised me. It's the place I call home and I'm always proud to be a Canadian." (runningmagazine.ca, 24 Dec 2019; sportmanagementhub.com, 17 Sep 2019)

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Legend

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

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