Rachid El Morabity
Rachid El Morabity is a Moroccan athlete born 3 March 1982 in Zagora. He is a specialist of ultra-trail, and has won the Marathon des Sables 9 times (2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,[1][2] 2019, 2021, and 2022). He was also ranked 2nd overall in the OCC in August 2016[3] and came 2nd in the UT4M 90 in August 2015.
Results
- Marathon des Sables – 2011 – 1st place
- Marathon des Sables – 2014 – 1st place
- Marathon des Sables – 2015 – 1st place
- UTAM 90 – 2015 – 2nd place
- Marathon des Sables – 2016 – 1st place
- OCC – UTMB – 2016 – 2nd place
- Marathon des Sables – 2017 - 1st place
- Marathon des Sables (Peru) – 2017 – 1st place
- Marathon des Sables – 2018 – 1st place
- Marathon des Sables – 2019 – 1st place[4]
- Marathon des Sables – 2021 – 1st place
- Marathon des Sables – 2022 – 1st place
Personal life
Morabity's family farms watermelons.[5] His younger brother, Mohamed, is also an ultramarathon runner and has placed several times in Marathon des Sables.[6]
References
- ^ "Grueling Marathon des Sables completes another edition | WTOP". WTOP. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ Schoch, Jürgen. "Statistiques d'ultramarathon de DUV". statistik.d-u-v.org. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Moroccan Athlete Comes Second in European Ultra-Marathon OCC". Morocco World News. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ [Marathon de Sables – 2018 – 1st place "34th Marathon des Sables Recap: Stage Five ends with Moroccan Man, Dutch Woman Win"].
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ Jacqueline, Kantor (21 July 2016). "How an Ultrarunning Force Emerged from the Middle of Morocco". Vice. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Lahcen Ahansal's record in the crosshair | Marathon Des Sables". marathondessables.com. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
External links
- Kantor, Jacqueline (6 April 2012). "Marathon des Sables: 153 Miles in the Sahara". New York Times.