Mohamed Katir

Mohamed "Mo" Katir El Haouzi (born 17 February 1998) is a Spanish middle- and long-distance runner.[1] He represented his country at the 2021 European Indoor Championships finishing fourth in the 3000 metres.

Mohamed Katir
Personal information
Full nameMohamed Katir El Haouzi
Born (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998
Ksar el-Kebir, Morocco
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics, cross country running
Event(s)1500 metres, 3000 metres, 5000 metres
ClubPlayas de Castellón
Coached byGabriel Lorente

Biography

Born in Ksar el-Kebir, Morocco, Katir was raised in Mula, Murcia, Spain, since he was 5 years old.[2][3][4] While Katir had previously run as Spaniard in youth competitions and won a Spanish national cross championship,[5] he actually acquired the Spanish citizenship in October 2019, after a 4-year long process.[6]

On 10 June 2021, Katir ran a new 5000 metres personal best time of 12:50.79, at the Golden Gala, a Diamond League meet in Florence, Italy. This ranked him as the 27th fastest all-time in the event, as well as set a new Spanish national record.[7][8] Less than a month later, at the Herculis meet in Monaco, he set another national record in the 1500 metres, finishing second behind World Champion Timothy Cheruiyot's personal best. His 3:28.76 ranks him as the 10th fastest of all time. Five days after that, he won the 3000 metres in Gateshead in 7:27.64. His time ranks him as #15 of all time at that distance.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Spain
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 4th 3000 m 7:49.72
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 8th 5000 m 13:06.60

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References
  1. Mohamed Katir at World Athletics
  2. "Mohamed Katir: "Quiero vivir del atletismo y creo que va a ser posible"". La Vanguardia. 6 February 2021.
  3. Sáez Bravo, Lucas (15 July 2021). "Mohamed Katir, el repentino fenómeno español del mediofondo que ya aspira al oro en Tokio: lee poesía, entrena en un descampado y su padre llegó en patera". El Mundo.
  4. Asprón, Javier (11 July 2021). "Mohamed Katir: melena al viento y alma de poeta". ABC.
  5. "Mohamed Katir: el atleta que lleva esperando 3 años su nacionalidad". Parainmigrantes. 4 March 2019.
  6. García, Dioni (29 October 2019). "Mohamed Katir ya es español". La Opinión de Murcia.
  7. "5000 Metres Men All-time Outdoor Ranking". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  8. "5000 Metres Results". diamondleague-florence.com. 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
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