Osama Zoghlami

{{short description|Italian middle and long-distance runner}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}

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| nickname = Ussem{{cite web |url=https://www.trapanisi.it/il-valdericino-ussem-zoghlemi-nella-nazionale-italiana-ai-mondiali-di-doha/ |title=Il valdericino Ussem Zoghlami nella Nazionale italiana ai mondiali di Doha |publisher=trapanisi.it |language=it |date=13 September 2019 |access-date=17 June 2021}}

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| image = 2022-08-19 European Championships 2022 – Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase by Sandro Halank–045.jpg

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| caption =Osama at the European Championships 2022

| national_team = {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy

| sport = Athletics

| event = Middle-distance running
3000 metres steeplechase

| club = Cus Palermo
C.S. Aeronautica Militare

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1994|6|19}}

| birth_place = Tunis, Tunisia

| coach= Gaspare Polizzi

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| height = 1.80 m

| weight = 57 kg

| pb =

  • 3000 m steeplechase 8:11.00 (2022)

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{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2022 Munich|3000 m st.}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Team Championships}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2021 Silesia|3000 m steeplechase}}

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Osama "Ussem" Zoghlami ({{langx|ar|أسامة الزغلامي}}; born 19 June 1994) is a Tunisian-born Italian male middle-distance runner and steeplechaser. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 3000 m steeplechase.{{Cite web |title=Athletics - ZOGHLAMI Osama |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1297289-zoghlami-osama.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-09-19 |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |language=en-us |archive-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018032614/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1297289-zoghlami-osama.htm}}

He has a twin, also an athlete, named Ala.{{cite web |url=http://www.fidal.it/atleta/Osama-Zoghlami/h6iRlZqib2w%3D |publisher=fidal.it |title=Osama Zoghlami - .D. C.U.S. PALERMO |quote=Una vita e una carriera svolta praticamente in parallelo con il gemello Osama, che ha vinto il bronzo sui 3000 siepi agli Europei under 23 nel 2015 davanti ad Osama... |language=it |access-date=7 August 2017}}

Biography

At the Golden Gala 2019 he obtained the IAAF standard for participating in the 2019 World Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/news/2019-iaaf-world-athletics-championships-timet |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114075750/https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/news/2019-iaaf-world-athletics-championships-timet |archive-date=2018-11-14 |title=2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships timetable qualification system {{!}} iaaf.org}}{{cite news |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1070483/iaaf-publish-timetable-and-qualification-system-for-2019-doha-world-championships |title=IAAF publish timetable and qualification system for 2019 Doha World Championships |first=James |last=Diamond |publisher=inside the games |date=28 September 2018}}

Personal best

  • 3000 m steeplechase: 8:11.00 - {{flagicon|ITA}} Rome, Golden Gala, 9 June 2022

Achievements

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2018

| align=left|European Championships

| align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Berlin

| 21st {{abbr|el. SF|Eliminated in Semi Finals}}

| 3000 m st

| 8:43.92

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2022

| align=left|European Championships

| align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Munich

| bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

| 3000 m st

| 8:23.44

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See also

References

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