Hicham Sigueni

Hicham Sigueni

Sigueni at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1993-01-30) 30 January 1993 (age 31) Beni Mellal, Morocco[1]
Education	Mohammed V University at Souissi[2]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	3000 m, steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	3000 m – 7:50.23 (2013) 3000 mS – 8:16.54 (2015)[4]
Medal record Representing  Morocco World Junior Championships 2012 Barcelona 3000 m s'chase Summer Youth Olympics 2010 Singapore 3000 m

Hicham Sigueni (also spelled Seguini,^[5][6] Arabic: هشام سڭني; born 30 January 1993) is a Moroccan long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, but failed to reach the finals.^[1] Sigueni has won bronze medals in major junior competitions, at the 2012 World Junior Championships and the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Morocco
2009	World Youth Championships	Brixen, Italy	4th	3000 m	8:12.88
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	–	5000 m	DNF
	Youth Olympic Games	Singapore	3rd	3000 m	8:08.55
2011	Arab Championships	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	3rd	5000 m	15:38.15
	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	9th	1500 m	3:42.21
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	3rd	3000 m s'chase	8:30.14
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	26th (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:35.89
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	25th (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:49.73
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	16th (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:27.82
2017	Jeux de la Francophonie	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	2nd	3000 m s'chase	8:45.27
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	36th (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:44.74
2018	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	10th	3000 m s'chase	8:47.02

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:49.11 (Gaborone 2011)
• 1500 metres – 3:38.41 (Marrakech 2012)
• 3000 metres – 7:50.23 (Rehlingen 2013)
• 5000 metres – 13:26.32 (Rabat 2011)
• 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:16.54 (Stockholm 2015)

Indoor

• 3000 metres – 7:52.24 (Istanbul 2017)

References

1. Hicham Al-Siguéni. sports-reference.com
2. Hicham Sigueni Archived 2016-09-20 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
3. Hicham Sigueni Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
4. Hicham Sigueni at World Athletics
5. "SEGUINI Hicham". cnom.org.ma (in French). Moroccan National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
6. "Hicham Seguini : "Kada n'a pas le droit de m'écarter des Mondiaux d'athlétisme"" [Hicham Seguini: "Kada has no right to exclude me from the World Athletics Championships"]. aujourdhui.ma (in French). August 26, 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

External links

• Hicham Sigueni on Instagram
• Hicham Al-Siguéni at Olympedia (archive)
• Hicham SIGUENI at Olympics.com
• Hicham SEGUINI at the Comité National Olympique Marocain (in French)