Marco Arop
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1998 (26 years old)
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Khartoum, SudanPosition
Middle Distance Runner
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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78 kg (172 lb)
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Canada Athletics
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Marco Arop OLY (born September 20, 1998) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the middle distance events. Arop is the reigning world champion in the 800 m, winning gold at the 2023 World Athletics Championship, after winning bronze the previous year at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. He was the first Canadian to win a world championship in the 800 m. Arop was also the 2019 Pan American Games champion in 800 m.
Arop represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2024 Summer Olympics, running a personal best of 1:41.20 over 800m to win a silver medal in Paris. This time places him as the 4th fastest 800m runner in history, behind Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Wilson Kipketer, and world record holder David Rudisha. With this time, Arop is also the Canadian and North, Central American and Caribbean record holder over the two lap distance. He also holds the North American record in the 1000 m, with a time of 2:13.13.
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