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{{short description|Moroccan steeplechase runner}}

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| birth_place = Beni Amir Est, Morocco| residence = Milan, Italy| retired= | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | pb =

• 3000 m st: 8:08.86 (2009)

ITA}} Italy| medaltemplates={{Medal|Competition|Senior level (individual)}} {{MedalCount|total=yesMediterranean Games>10European 10,000m Cup>02}}{{MedalCountry|{{MAR}}}}{{Medal|Competition|Mediterranean Games}}{{Medal|Gold |2009 Pescara|3000 m st.}}}}Jamel Chatbi (born 30 April 1984) is a Moroccan-born athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase and competes for Italy.

Biography

Based in Northern Italy,Sampaolo, Diego (2008-01-05). Soi, Reed take snowy Campaccio victories. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-01. Chatbi began competing in 2006 and finished third in the Tutta Dritta 10km that year.Pairin, Alessandra Ramella (2006-12-05). Inzikuru and Sanga the 10km victors in Turin. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-01. He ran a new steeplechase best at the Mondo Keien Meeting in Uden, Netherlands, setting a new stadium record of 8:29.13.Kreykamp, Stephan (2007-08-05). Mondo Keien Meeting a success. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-01.He ran in the Campaccio cross country race and finished in eighth place. Chatbi attended the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, his first major event, and finished in 30th place, helping Morocco to fifth in the team rankings along with Abdellah Falil.Official Team Results Senior Race - M. IAAF (2008-03-30). Retrieved on 2010-04-01. He took part in the 2008 Parelloop race in Brunssum and finished in eleventh place with a new 10 km best of 28:33 minutes.He improved significantly in 2009 and won his first major medal by setting a Games record and personal best of 8:13.11 for the gold in the steeplechase at the 2009 Mediterranean Games.Sampaolo, Diego (2009-07-02). A good day for hosts and Morocco - Mediterranean Games, Day 3 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615053405weblink |date=2012-06-15 }}. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-01. At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, he qualified for the final after finishing second in his heat behind eventual gold medallist Ezekiel Kemboi.Ramsak, Bob (2009-08-16). Event Report - Men's 3000m Steeplechase - Heats {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325205512weblink |date=2012-03-25 }}. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17. However, he withdrew from the final after failing a mandatory drugs test, testing positive for clenbuterol. He was the first person to test positive at the championships.Oxley, Sonia (2009-08-18). Morocco's Jamel Chatbi fails drugs test. Reuters. Retrieved on 2010-04-01. He received a three-year ban from competitive athletics lasting from 18 August 2009 until 17 September 2012.Chatbi Jamel. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-01.

See also

• List of doping cases in athletics

References

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External links

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