Itai Maggidi

Itai Maggidi

Itai Maggidi
Personal information
Native name	איתי מגידי
Citizenship	Israel
Born	(1981-01-09) January 9, 1981 (age 44)
Sport
Sport	Track
Event	long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase
Updated on 27 March 2015

Itai Maggidi (Hebrew: איתי מגידי, born 9 January 1981) is an Israeli long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

Biography

Itai Maggidi is Jewish.[1] He attended Clemson University.[2]

Sports career

Itai Maggidi finished 6th at the 2000 World Junior Championships, 11th at the 2006 European Championships and 12th (in the 3000 metres) at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships and competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, in the 2008 Olympic Games 3000 metre steeplechase without reaching the final.[3][4]

His personal best time is 8:24.14 minutes, achieved in July 2008 in Longeville-lès-Metz.[3] This is the Israeli record.^[citation needed] He also has 3:41.73 minutes in the 1500 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Heusden-Zolder; 7:55.42 minutes in the 3000 metres (indoor), achieved at the 2007 European Indoor Championships in Birmingham; and 29:29.34 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in March 2006 in Palo Alto.[3]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Israel
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	6th	3000m steeplechase	8:51.26
2003	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	8th	3000m steeplechase	8:43.92
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	11th	3000 m steeple	8:43.75
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	12th	3000 m	8:15.82
	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	11th	3000 m s'chase	8:50.31
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	30th (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:43.00
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	37th (h)	3000 m s'chase	9:05.02
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	19th (h)	3000 m steeple	8:47.29

See also

• List of Israeli records in athletics
• Sports in Israel

References

1. "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
2. "NCAA Division I Regional Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
3. Itai Maggidi at World Athletics
4. "Israel at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.

External links

• Itai Maggidi at World Athletics
• Itai Maggidi at Olympics.com
• Itai Maggidi at Olympedia