Yahya Berrabah (, born 13 October 1981 in Oujda) is a Moroccan long jumper. He is a five-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics (2003–2011) and has twice represented his country at the Olympic Games. He was the 2008 African Champion in the long jump. His personal best of 8.40 metres is the Moroccan national record.
He finished seventh at the 2002 African Championships. At the 2006 African Championships he finished eighth in the long jump and seventh in the triple jump. He won the gold medal at the 2008 African Championships. He competed at the World Championships 2003, 2005 and 2007 as well as the Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008 without reaching the final.
He broke the Moroccan national record in Rabat on 23 May 2009: his jump of 8.38 metres at the Meeting Mohammed VI d' Athlétisme beat Younés Moudrik's record which had stood for almost nine years.Benchrif, Mohammed (24 May 2009). Lishchynska and Cheshari set world season leads but Jelimo is way below par in Rabat. IAAF. Retrieved 7 October 2019. He improved this to 8.40 m at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie in Beirut – a mark which won him the gold medal and a games record. At the IAAF Grand Prix in Zagreb on 31 August 2008 he tested positive for cannabis and was subsequently handed a public reprimand. He performed less well in 2010, failing to pass the eight-metre mark, but cleared 8.37 m in July 2011 in Barcelona. He went on to finish fourth at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.
Berrabah failed an out-of-competition drug test for EPO in November 2011 and was initially suspended for two years. The ban was later extended to 4 years, ending 5 January 2016.
Major competition record Representing 2000World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile30th (q)Long jump6.91 m (-0.3 m/s)2002African ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisia7thLong jump7.85 m (w)2003World ChampionshipsParis, France28th (q)Long jump7.62 m2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary23rd (q)Long jump7.53 mOlympic GamesAthens, Greece30th (q)Long jump7.62 m2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland20th (q)Long jump7.33 mJeux de la FrancophonieNiamey, Niger2ndTriple jump16.44 m2006African ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius8thLong jump7.64 m (w)7thTriple jump15.85 m2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan24th (q)Long jump7.72 mPan Arab GamesCairo, Egypt6thLong jump7.62 m2008African ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia1stLong jump8.04 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China17th (q)Long jump7.88 m2009Mediterranean GamesPescara, Italy9thLong jump7.31 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany10thLong jump7.83 mJeux de la FrancophonieBeirut, Lebanon1stLong jump8.40 m (GR)2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar23rd (q)Long jump7.52 m2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea4thLong jump8.23 m2017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan1stLong jump8.07 mWorld ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom28th (q)Long jump7.49 m2018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain1stLong jump8.02 mAfrican ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria3rdLong jump8.14 m (w)2019Arab ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt2ndLong jump8.03 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar26th (q)Long jump7.37 m
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