Rababe Arafi (, born 12 January 1991) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. Born in Khouribga, she is a three-time medallist at the African Championships in Athletics, having been the continental champion in 2012 with a championship record run of 4:05.80 minutes.Watta, Evelyn (2012-06-30). Montsho and Makwala take 400m titles in Porto-Novo – African champs, Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2018-02-16. She holds the Moroccan national record in the mile run and in the 1500m (3:58.84 minutes on 16 June 2019 in Rabat, Diamond League).Rababe Arafi. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved on 2018-02-16.
Career Arafi was part of Morocco's team for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was a 1500 m finalist. She represented Morocco at the World Championships in Athletics in 2013, 2015 and 2017, placing eighth in the 1500 m at the 2017 World Championships. Arafi was initially a bronze medallist at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 1500 m, but she was later disqualified because she made contact with Heather Kampf resulting in Kampf's fall. She also competed at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2007, but failed to finish the race. She has won gold medals in the 1500 m at the Arab Athletics Championships (2013), Islamic Solidarity Games (2013 and 2017) and the Jeux de la Francophonie (2013 and 2017).
International competitions Representing 2007World Cross Country ChampionshipsMombasa, Kenya— Junior race2012African ChampionshipsPorto-Novo, Benin1st1500 m4:05.802013Arab ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar1st1500 m4:53.921st4 × 400 m3:42.10Mediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey –1500 mDNF –4 × 400 mDQWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia21st (sf)1500 m4:09.86Jeux de la FrancophonieNice, France1st1500 m4:18.70Islamic Solidarity GamesPalembang, Indonesia1st1500 m4:19.272014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland6th (h)1500 m4:10.951African ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco3rd1500 m4:12.082015Arab ChampionshipsIsa Town, Bahrain2nd1500 m5:22.30World ChampionshipsBeijing, China4th800 m1:58.909th1500 m4:13.66Military World GamesMungyeong, South Korea5th1500 m4:21.172016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States10th (h)1500 m4:10.82African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa5th800 m2:01.492nd1500 m4:03.95Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil –800 mDNF12th1500 m4:15.162017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan1st1500 m4:18.82Jeux de la FrancophonieAbidjan, Ivory Coast1st1500 m4:17.23World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom8th1500 m4:04.352018World Indoor ChampionshipBirmingham, United Kingdom8th1500 m4:14.94Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain1st800 m2:01.011st1500 m4:12.834th4 × 400 m relay3:33.91African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria –800 mDNF2nd1500 m4:14.122019African GamesRabat, Morocco2nd800 m2:03.20World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar7th800 m2:00.489th1500 m3:59.932021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan14th (sf)800 m1:59.86 –1500 mDNF2023Arab ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco1st1500 m4:24.37Jeux de la FrancophonieKinshasa, DR Congo3rd1500 m4:45.42 1Disqualified in the final
See also List of champions of the African Championships in Athletics
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