Ali Ezzine (; born 3 September 1978 in Ain Taoujdate) is a Moroccan athlete who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the bronze medal in this event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
He first came to prominence with a bronze medal in the steeplechase at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics, also held in Sydney. His first senior medal came at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where his twelfth-place finish helped the Moroccan men to the team silver medal.
He had his first individual global success at the World Championships in Athletics. At the 1999 World Championships he won the bronze medal in the men's steeplechase. He also won the bronze at the 1999 IAAF Grand Prix Final. Two years later, after his Olympic medal performance, he attended the 2001 World Championships and improved to the silver medal. He returned to the Olympic stage at the 2004 Athens Olympics, but he did not reach the podium on that occasion, finishing in eighth in the final.
In 1999 he achieved the fastest ever time in the steeplechase for a non-Kenyan athlete (8:03.57). This mark has since been surpassed by several other non-Kenyans.
Achievements Representing 1996World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 3rd3000 m st.8:35.601997World Cross Country ChampionshipsTurin, Italy11thJunior race (8.511 km)25:241998World Cross Country ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco 12thShort race (4 km)11:14 2ndTeam42 pts1999World Championships Seville, Spain 3rd3000 m st.8:12.73Grand Prix FinalMunich, Germany3rd3000 m st.8:08.642000World Cross Country ChampionshipsVilamoura, Portugal 13thShort race (4.18 km)11:39 3rdTeam68 ptsOlympic Games Sydney, Australia 3rd3000 m st.8:22.152001World Championships Edmonton, Canada 2nd3000 m st.8:16.212002World Cross Country ChampionshipsDublin, Ireland 54thShort race (4.208 km)13:012003World Championships Paris, France 10th3000 m st.8:19.15World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7th3000 m st.8:18.052004World Cross Country ChampionshipsBrussels, Belgium 51stShort race (4 km)12:26Olympic Games Athens, Greece 8th3000 m st.8:15.58World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 9th3000 m st. 8:32.04
Personal bests 1500 metres – 3:43.8 min (1998) 3000 metres – 7:45.9 min (2004) 5000 metres – 13:32.56 min (1997) 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:03.57 min (2000)
External links Focus on Athletes article from IAAF