Rashid Ramzi
Rashid Ramzi with his silver medal for the men's 1500 metres at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics | ||
Medal record | ||
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Representing Bahrain | ||
Men's athletics
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Summer Olympics
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Disqualified | 2008 Beijing | 1500 m |
World Championships
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2005 Helsinki | 800 m | |
2005 Helsinki | 1500 m | |
2007 Osaka | 1500 m | |
Asian Games | ||
2002 Busan | 1500 m | |
2006 Doha | 1500 m | |
2014 Incheon | 1500 m |
Rashid Ramzi (
Ramzi was born in
He failed to retain his titles at the 2007 World Championships, but still took the silver medal over 1500 m. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he was the recipient of the first ever medal for Bahrain at the Olympics – winning the 1500 m gold medal. However, his result did not stand and he was excluded from the sport for two years after his test came back positive for the banned blood-boosting substance CERA.
Career
Early competition and transfer
Ramzi was raised in Safi, and competed internationally for Morocco, winning the 1500 metres silver medal at the 1999 African Junior Athletics Championships and then winning at the national championships in 2001.[3][4] until he joined the Bahraini armed forces and gained citizenship in 2002.[5]
Following the nationality transfer, he began competing for Bahrain immediately – he won silver at the
The 2004 season saw him break through onto the global scene – he won
Double world champion
At the
He followed this with a bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games and upgraded his next medal to the silver medal in the 1500 m at the 2007 World Championships. Ramzi won the gold at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics the next year but he was later stripped of the Olympic title.
Doping scandal
In April 2009, the Bahrain Olympic Committee reported that Ramzi tested positive for doping at the Beijing Games. Ramzi tested positive for CERA, an advanced version of the blood-boosting drug EPO. Ramzi’s backup “B” sample was tested on June 18, 2009 and in July 2009 it was announced Ramzi's "B" sample had tested positive as well. In November 2009, Ramzi was stripped of his gold medal.[8][9]
He spends much of his time in Morocco to train at high altitude (the
Personal bests
Distance | Mark | Date | Location |
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800 m | 1:44.05 | July 17, 2006 | Madrid, Spain |
1,500 m | 3:29.14 | July 14, 2006 | Rome, Italy |
1 mile | 3:51.33 | June 4, 2005 | Eugene, Oregon, United States |
Achievements
See also
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rashid Ramzi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ "Olympic champ's dope test confirmed". The Times (South Africa). July 7, 2009.
- ^ African Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-04.
- ^ Moroccan Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-04.
- ^ "Ramzi has it all his own way in the end". Irish Times. August 20, 2008.
- ^ Pan Arab Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-04.
- ^ Gulf Cooperation Council Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-04.
- ^ Grohmann, Karolos (April 29, 2009). "Beijing 1,500 gold medallist tests positive". Reuters.
- ^ Wilson, Stephen (November 18, 2009). "Ramzi stripped of Olympic 1,500-meter gold medal". Associated Press.
External links
- Rashid Ramzi at World Athletics
- Rashid Ramzi at Olympics.com
- Rashid Ramzi at Olympedia