Jaouad Gharib

Jaouad Gharib

Gharib at the 2005 London Marathon
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Morocco
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Marathon
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Paris Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2005 Helsinki Marathon
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Radès 10,000 m
Half Marathon World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Brussels Half marathon

Jaouad Gharib (Arabic: جواد غريب, born 22 May 1972 in Khenifra) is a Moroccan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. Winner of the 2003 World Championships and 2005 World Championships over the distance, he is also notable because he only began running seriously at the age of twenty-two. His 2005 retention made him the second successive world championship marathon champion, after Abel Antón. He was the silver medallist in the marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics.