Mariem Alaoui Selsouli

Mariem Alaoui Selsouli
Selsouli (right) at the 1500 m in Berlin in 2009, with Nancy Jebet Langat
Personal information
Born (1984-07-08) July 8, 1984 (age 40)
Sport
Country Morocco
SportAthletics
EventMiddle distance running
Updated on 19 August 2024

Mariem Alaoui Selsouli (Arabic: مريم علوي سلسولي, born July 8, 1984) is a Moroccan middle- and long-distance runner. She was born in Marrakech.

At the 2009 World Athletics Final in Berlin, Selsouli withdrew from the 1500m final after failing a drug test for EPO.[1][2] She was suspended for two years by the IAAF, from August 22, 2009 to August 21, 2011. On July 23, 2012 she was banned from the Summer Olympics in London after testing positive for the diuretic furosemide, following her competition in Diamond league July 6, 2012 in Paris-Saint-Denis.[3][4][5] She had an 8-year doping ban from 6 July 2012 to 24 July 2020.[6]

  1. ^ "Moroccan admits to positive doping test". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ^ "IAAF Health & Science Department" (PDF).
  3. ^ "L'Équipe - l'Actualité du sport en continu".
  4. ^ "London 2012: Selsouli to miss Games after failed drugs test". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  5. ^ Mulvenney, Nick (25 July 2012). "UPDATE 1-Olympics-Athletics-Moroccan Selsouli tests positive". Reuters.
  6. ^ IAAF sanctioned athletes list – 18.04.2014