Marco Arop
 Arop at the Pan American Games in July 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 20, 1998 Khartoum, Sudan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Mississippi State Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Voléo Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 800 m: 1:45:25, Oregon, 2018 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marco Arop (born September 20, 1998) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the middle distance events. He competed in the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field 800m in Eugene, Oregon, finishing in 2nd place. Arop currently holds a personal best of 1:45:25 in the 800m. He finished second in the outdoor 800m at the 2017 U20 Pan American Championships while eclipsing the meet record set by 1984 Olympic gold medalist Joaquim Cruz with a time of 1:47.08.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Canada
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| 2017 | Canada Summer Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | 800 m | 1:49:23 |
| Pan American U20 Championships | Trujillo, Peru | 2nd | 800 m | 1:47.08 | |
| 2018 | NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 2nd | 800 m | 1:46.82 |
References
- "IAAF: Marco AROP | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- "TFRRS | Marco Arop". www.tfrrs.org. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- "Mississippi State Athletics". hailstate.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
External links
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