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'''Amor Ben Yahia''' (born 1 July 1985 in [[Kebili]]) is a [[Tunisia]]n athlete.<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/amor-ben-yahia-1.html Sports Reference profile]</ref> He competed in the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|3000 m steeplechase event]] at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/athlete/ben-yahia-amor-1062727/ London 2012 profile]</ref>
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'''Amor Ben Yahia''' ({{lang-ar|عمر بن يحيى}}; born 1 July 1985 in [[Kebili]]) is a [[Tunisia]]n athlete specialising in the [[3000 metres steeplechase]].<ref>{{World Athletics}}</ref> He represented his country at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] as well as two World Championships.

His personal best in the event is 8:14.05 set in Mersin in 2013. This is the current [[List of Tunisian records in athletics|national record]].

==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{TUN}}
|-
|2009
|[[2009 Arab Athletics Championships|Arab Championships]]
|[[Damascus, Syria]]
|4th
|3000 m s'chase
|8:50.21
|-
|rowspan=2|2011
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Daegu, South Korea]]
|19th (h)
|3000 m s'chase
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|8:30.02]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2011 Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]]
|[[Doha, Qatar]]
|4th
|3000 m s'chase
|[[Athletics at the 2011 Pan Arab Games – Results#3000 meters steeplechase|8:47.18]]
|-
|2012
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[London, United Kingdom]]
|14th (h)
|3000 m s'chase
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|8:22.70]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2013
|[[2013 Arab Athletics Championships|Arab Championships]]
|[[Doha, Qatar]]
|4th
|3000 m s'chase
|9:03.66
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2013 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]]
|[[Mersin, Turkey]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|3000 m s'chase
|[[Athletics at the 2013 Mediterranean Games – Results#3000 meters steeplechase|8:14.05]]
|-
|2014
|[[2014 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|[[Marrakech, Morocco]]
|5th
|3000 m s'chase
|[[2014 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|8:44.61]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2015
|[[2015 Arab Athletics Championships|Arab Championships]]
|[[Isa Town]], [[Bahrain]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|3000 m s'chase
|8:31.28
|-
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Beijing, China]]
|21st (h)
|3000 m s'chase
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|8:43.11]]
|-
|[[Track and field at the 2015 Military World Games|Military World Games]]
|[[Mungyeong, South Korea]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|3000 m s'chase
|[[Track and field at the 2015 Military World Games|8:24.68]]
|-
|2016
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
|4th (h)
|3000 m s'chase
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|8:23.12]]<sup>1</sup>
|-
|2018
|[[Athletics at the 2018 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]]
|[[Tarragona, Spain]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|3000 m s'chase
|[[Athletics at the 2018 Mediterranean Games – Results#3000 meters steeplechase|8:26.14]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2019
|[[Athletics at the 2019 African Games|African Games]]
|[[Rabat, Morocco]]
| –
|3000 m s'chase
|[[Athletics at the 2019 African Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|DNF]]
|-
|[[2019 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Doha, Qatar]]
|22nd (h)
|3000 m s'chase
|[[2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|8:26.12]]
|}
<sup>1</sup>Disqualified in the final


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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{{Footer Mediterranean Champions 3000m Steeple Men}}
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| NAME = Ben Yahia, Amor
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Athlete
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1 July 1985
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Kebili]]
| DATE OF DEATH =
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[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:Olympic athletes of Tunisia]]
[[Category:People from Kebili Governorate]]
[[Category:Tunisian male long-distance runners]]
[[Category:Tunisian male steeplechase runners]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Tunisia]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Tunisia]]
[[Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Tunisia]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games]]
[[Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games]]
[[Category:African Games competitors for Tunisia]]
[[Category:21st-century Tunisian people]]
[[Category:Military World Games gold medalists]]
[[Category:Military World Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
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Latest revision as of 20:47, 25 March 2024

Hicham Sigueni
Amor Ben Yahia runs 3,000-meter steeplechase at Rio Olympic Games.
Personal information
Born (1985-07-01) 1 July 1985 (age 38)
Kebili, Tunisia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event3000 m steeplechase
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Tunisia
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place Mersin 2013 3000 m steeplechase

Amor Ben Yahia (Arabic: عمر بن يحيى; born 1 July 1985 in Kebili) is a Tunisian athlete specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[2] He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics as well as two World Championships.

His personal best in the event is 8:14.05 set in Mersin in 2013. This is the current national record.

Competition record[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Tunisia
2009 Arab Championships Damascus, Syria 4th 3000 m s'chase 8:50.21
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 19th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:30.02
Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 4th 3000 m s'chase 8:47.18
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 14th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:22.70
2013 Arab Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 3000 m s'chase 9:03.66
Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:14.05
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 5th 3000 m s'chase 8:44.61
2015 Arab Championships Isa Town, Bahrain 3rd 3000 m s'chase 8:31.28
World Championships Beijing, China 21st (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:43.11
Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:24.68
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:23.121
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 2nd 3000 m s'chase 8:26.14
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco – 3000 m s'chase DNF
World Championships Doha, Qatar 22nd (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:26.12

1Disqualified in the final

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sports-Reference profile
  2. ^ Amor Ben Yahia at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
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