Ahmed Baday
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Men's athletics
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Mediterranean Games | ||
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2009 Pescara | Half marathon |
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2001 Radès | 10,000 m |
Jeux de la Francophonie | ||
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2005 Niamey | 10,000 m |
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2001 Ottawa | 10,000 m |
Ahmed Ibrahim Baday (born 15 June 1974) is a
A main stay of the Moroccan team at the
He began running in road competitions in 2008 and his highlights include a half marathon gold medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games and a win at the Beppu-Ōita Marathon.
Career
He won his first international medal at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where he came third in the 5000 m. He was however later disqualified when it was proved that he had been 24 years old when he competed at that Junior Championships.[3] The upper age limit for IAAF Junior World Championships is 19 years. At the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships he was fifteenth in the men's short race, helping Morocco to the team silver medal.[4] He won the 10,000 metres gold medal at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie and then a bronze medal in the event at the 2001 Mediterranean Games.[5][6] He did not compete at any major competitions in 2002 and upon his international return he was fifteenth again in the short race at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, this time taking the team bronze.[4]
He represented Morocco in the world cross country long race from 2004 to 2010, typically finishing in the top thirty, and his best performance came at the 2007 edition, where he came seventeenth and won the team silver medal alongside Anis Selmouni.[4] On the track he came fifth over 5000 m at the 2004 African Championships in Athletics, but managed only seventh place at the 2006 competition.[4] At the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie he did not retain his 10,000 m but still managed to win the bronze medal.[7] He ran for Morocco at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, but was eliminated in the first round.[4] He was chosen as a 5000 m back-up for Morocco at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but did not participate.
Baday began to focus on road events and made his
He began 2011 with a win at the Beppu-Ōita Marathon, his first victory over the distance, beating Daniel Njenga in a personal best of 2:10:14.[13] He finished in sixth at the Rabat Half and went on to represent his country in the marathon at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, taking 27th place in Daegu.[4] He again started a year with a personal best, this time running 27:56 to win the Taroudant 10K in March,[14] then 2:09:16 hours at the Daegu Marathon in April 2012.[15]
Doping ban
IAAF announced 6 March 2015 that Baday had been suspended for two years for a
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | DQ (3rd) |
5000 m | IAAF rule 141 (no junior) |
1999 | World Cross Country Championships | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 15th | Short race (4.236 km) | 12:58 |
2nd | Team | 45 pts | |||
2001 | Mediterranean Games | Radès, Tunisia | 3rd | 10,000 m | 29:13.36 |
2003 | World Cross Country Championships | Lausanne, Switzerland | 15th | Short race (4.03 km) | 11:34 |
3rd | Team | 44 pts | |||
2004 | African Championships | Congo
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5th | 5000 m | 13:51.01 |
2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 7th | 5000 m | 14:09.60 |
2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy
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1st | Half marathon | 1:04:06 |
2010 | World Cross Country Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | DQ (28th) | Senior race | Doping |
DQ (5th) | Senior team | Doping | |||
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | DQ (27th) | Marathon | Doping |
2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | DQ (1st) | Half marathon | Doping |
Personal bests
- 3000 metres – 7:42.55 (2006)
- 5000 metres – 13:09.46 (2006)
- 10,000 metres – 27:48.85 (2005)
References
- ^ "Runner Profile". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ a b IAAF: Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 06.03.15, 6 March 2015
- ^ 14th IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Barcelona 2012 Facts & Figures Archived 2016-01-31 at the Wayback Machine, page 15
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
- ^ Francophone Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
- ^ Mediterranean Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
- ^ Baday Ahmed. Marathon Info. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-02.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
- ^ March 2012 AIMS Results Archived 2012-11-30 at the Wayback Machine. AIMS. Retrieved on 2012-04-22.
- ^ April 2012 AIMS Results Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine. AIMS. Retrieved on 2012-04-19.