Mohamed Attaoui Tijani (born 26 September 2001) is a middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Born in Morocco, he represents Spain internationally. He won a silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships.Final Results
He arrived in Spain at the age of six and settled in Torrelavega, Cantabria, in 2007.
On 2 September 2025, Attaoui ran 2:12.25 in the 1000 metres, which stands as the third fastest performance of all time.
Personal bests 800 metres – 1:42.04 (Monaco 2024) 1000 metres – 2:12.25 (Trier 2025) 1500 metres – 3:31.82 (Turku 2026) 800 meters indoor - 1:44.48 (Torun 2026) 1000 meters indoor - 2:14.52 (Madrid 2026) 1500 metres indoor – 3:35.65 (Antequera 2026) 3000 metres indoor – 8:00.33 (San Sebastián 2022)
Statistics International competitions 2022Mediterranean U23 ChampionshipsPescara, Italy 2nd1500 m4:15.432023Mediterranean U23 Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain 1st1500 m 3:53.89European U23 ChampionshipsEspoo, Finland 2nd1500 m3:43.63World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary11th (sf)800 m1:44.35World Road Running ChampionshipsRiga, Latvia24thRoad Mile4:06.592024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom8th (sf)800 m 1:45.68European ChampionshipsRome, Italy 2nd800 m1:45.20Olympic GamesParis, France5th800 m1:42.082025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands19th (h)1500 m 3:42.53World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan5th800 m1:42.212026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland3rd800 m 1:44.66European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom3rd800 m1:45.71World Ultimate ChampionshipBudapest, Hungary13th (h)800 m1:45.12
Circuit performances Diamond League (podiums) 2024: Herculis Monaco (2nd) 2025: Bislett Oslo (2nd) 2025: Meeting de Paris (1st) 2025: Athletissima Lausanne (3rd) World Athletics Indoor Tour (Gold level meetings) (podiums) 2024: Madrid (2nd)
References
External links
Mohamed Attaoui at RFEA
Mohamed Attaoui at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Mohamed Attaoui – COE – Paris 2024