Sofia Ennaoui

Sofia Ennaoui
Ennaoui in 2019
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1995-08-30) 30 August 1995 (age 29)
Ben Guerir, Morocco
EducationWSB Merito University (Szczecin)
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportAthletics
Event1500 metres
ClubAZS UMCS Lublin (2019–)
MKL Szczecin (2016–2019)
LKS Lubusz Słubice (2010–2016)
Coached byWojciech Szymaniak
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich 1500 m
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Glasgow 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Belgrade 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Istanbul 1500 m
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tallinn 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bydgoszcz 1500 m
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Chia U23 race
Silver medal – second place 2013 Belgrade U20 race

Sofia Ennaoui (born 30 August 1995)[1] is a Polish middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. She finished fifth in the event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships as the second non-African woman. Ennaoui won the silver medal at the 2018 European Championships, and a bronze at the 2022 European Championships.[2] At the European Indoor Championships, she earned bronze in 2017, silver in 2019 and bronze in 2023. She took two individual age-group medals at the European Cross Country Championships.

She was the 2015 and 2017 European Under-23 Championships 1500 m silver medallist. Ennaoui represented her country at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She is the Polish record holder for the 1000 metres both indoors and out, and also holds national U20 record for the 3000 metres. She won 10 Polish titles (mostly over 1500 m).

Personal life

Sofia Ennaoui was born to a Moroccan father and a Polish mother and moved to Poland at the age of 2.[3] She is a soldier in the Polish Army. She went through the basic training in 2019 which resulted in an injury and her absence from the 2019 World Championships in Doha.[4]

Foot injury meant she was also unable to compete at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021.[2]

Achievements

Sofia Ennaoui (second from the right behind Laura Muir) races the 1500 m at the 2019 European Indoor Championships in Glasgow, where she won silver behind only Muir.

International competitions

Representing  Poland
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 33rd (h) 800 m 2:14.73
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 10th 1500 m 4:15.23
2013 World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 26th Junior race 19:45
European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 2nd 1500 m 4:20.20
European Cross Country Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd Junior race 13:16
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, OR, United States 5th 1500 m 4:13.06
– 3000 m DNF
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 6th 3000 m 8:56.77
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 4 × 800 m relay 8:11.36 NR
3rd Medley relay 10:45.32 AR
European Team Championships Super League Cheboksary, Russia 1st 3000 m 9:20.39
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 2nd 1500 m 4:04.90
World Championships Beijing, China 18th (sf) 800 m 2:00.11
17th (sf) 1500 m 4:16.70
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 7th 1500 m 4:34.84
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10th 1500 m 4:14.72
European Cross Country Championships Chia, Italy 1st U23 race 19:21
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd 1500 m 4:06.59
European Team Championships Super League Lille, France 1st 3000 m 9:01.24
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 1500 m 4:13.54
World Championships London, United Kingdom 13th (sf) 1500 m 4:05.80
DécaNation Angers, France 1st 800 m 2:05.72
2018 World Cup London, United Kingdom 1st 1500 m 4:07.66
European Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd 1500 m 4:03:08
Continental Cup Ostrava, Czech Republic 7th 1500 m 4:22.56
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 2nd 1500 m 4:09.30
European Team Championships Super League Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 1500 m 4:08.37
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 5th 1500 m 4:01.43 SB
European Championships Munich, Germany 3rd 1500 m 4:03.59
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 3rd 1500 m 4:04.06 PB
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 36th (h) 1500 m 4:06.47
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 21st (h) 1500 m 4:13.71

Personal bests

National titles

References

  1. ^ "Sofia ENNAOUI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Skrzypczyński, Tomasz (2022-08-31). "Morze łez, chwile zwątpienia i wielki powrót. Drugie życie Sofii Ennaoui". Wirtualna Polska (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  3. ^ Prague 2015 bios
  4. ^ "Sofia Ennaoui nie wystartuje na MŚ! Pech polskiej lekkoatletki". Sport.pl. 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2019-09-14.


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