Chakir Boujattaoui

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Chakir Boujattaoui (born 16 January 1983 in Nador) is a Moroccan long-distance runner who specialises in cross country running, and the 5000 metres and steeplechase on the track.

He won his first medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games, taking the silver in the 5000 m. At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, he finished eleventh, before finishing his year with the 5000 m gold and the 3000 m steeplechase silver at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie. Boujattaoui has competed at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and finished eighth at the 2009 race and twelfth in 2010. He was disqualified from the 2010 event after failing a test for the banned substance MIRCERA and he was suspended from competition for two years.

Career

A late comer to professional athletics, Boujattaoui began to compete internationally in 2008. His first major competition was the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he finished in 40th place.[http://www.iaaf.org/wxc08/results/eventCode=3889/sex=M/discCode=XSE/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det Senior Race - M Final] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305152335/http://www.iaaf.org/wxc08/results/eventCode=3889/sex=M/discCode=XSE/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det#det |date=2011-03-05 }}. IAAF (2008-03-30). Retrieved on 2010-03-31. The following year he had much improved and finished in eighth place at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, leading the Moroccan men's team to sixth place in the rankings.[http://www.iaaf.org/wxc09/results/eventCode=4140/sex=M/discCode=XSE/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det Official Team Results Senior Race - M] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402061241/http://www.iaaf.org/wxc09/results/eventCode%3D4140/sex%3DM/discCode%3DXSE/combCode%3Dhash/roundCode%3Df/team.html#det#det |date=2010-04-02 }}. IAAF (2009-03-28). Retrieved on 2010-03-31. He then represented his country at the 2009 Mediterranean Games and he recorded a personal best of 8:13.83 minutes in the 3000 metres steeplechase for the silver medal.Sampaolo, Diego (2009-07-02). [http://www.iaaf.org/WCH09/news/kind=100/newsid=51469.html A good day for hosts and Morocco - Mediterranean Games, Day 3]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-31. He was beaten to the gold by teammate Jamel Chatbi, who failed a drugs test two months later (testing positive for clenbuterol).[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/6050642/World-Athletics-Jamel-Chatbi-fails-drugs-test.html World Athletics: Jamel Chatbi fails drugs test]. The Daily Telegraph (2009-08-18). Retrieved on 2010-03-31.

Boujattaoui recorded a new 5000 metres personal best of 13:09.62 at the Golden Gala a week later,[http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/10072009/58/gay-runs-fastest-100m-year.html Gay runs fastest 100m of year]. Eurosport (2009-07-10). Retrieved on 2010-03-31. and he was selected to represent Morocco at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. He made it to the 5000 metres final of the World Championships and finished in eleventh position, beating more experienced compatriot Anis Selmouni.[http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/bydiscipline/disctype=4/sex=M/discCode=5000/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detM_5000_hash_f 5000 Metres - M Final] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328030408/http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/bydiscipline/disctype%3D4/sex%3DM/discCode%3D5000/combCode%3Dhash/roundCode%3Df/results.html |date=March 28, 2010 }}. IAAF (2009-08-23). Retrieved on 2010-03-31. He closed the year with a performance at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie where he claimed the silver in the steeplechase, before going on to win the gold medal in the 5000 m.Vazel, P-J (2009-10-04). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=54550.html Nadjina and Milazar take 400m titles in Beirut - Francophone Games, Day 3]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-31.Vazel, P-J (2009-10-05). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=54563.html Montebrun's record the pinnacle of results - Francophone Games, Day 4]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-31.

At the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, he finished in twelfth position (again leading the Moroccan team which finished fourth on this occasion).[http://www.iaaf.org/wxc10/results/eventCode=4393/sex=M/discCode=XSE/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det Official Team Results Senior Race - M]. IAAF (2010-03-28). Retrieved on 2010-03-31. However, his performance did not stand as he failed a pre-competition drugs test for MIRCERA (an variant on the banned blood booster EPO). He was banned from competition for two years, with the suspension lasting until May 2012.[http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Antidoping/SanctionedAthletes/05/61/97/20110125084319_httppostedfile_AthletescurrentlysuspendedJan2011_23315.pdf Athletes Currently Suspended]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-28. His disqualification also meant Morocco were moved to fifth in the team rankings at the World Cross Country Championships.[http://www.iaaf.org/wxc10/results/eventCode=4393/sex=M/discCode=XSE/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det Official Team Results Senior Race - M ]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-28.

Personal bests

Event !Time (sec) !Venue !Date
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3000 metres	7:41.21	Lausanne, Switzerland	7 July 2009
3000 metres steeplechase	8:13.83	Rome, Italy	10 July 2009
5000 metres	13:09.62	Pescara, Italy	2 July 2009