Amor Ben Yahia

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Amor Ben Yahia runs 3,000-meter steeplechase at Rio Olympic Games.
Personal information
Born	(1985-07-01) 1 July 1985 (age 38) Kebili, Tunisia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	3000 m steeplechase
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Tunisia Mediterranean Games Mersin 2013 3000 m steeplechase

Amor Ben Yahia (Arabic: عمر بن يحيى; born 1 July 1985 in Kebili) is a Tunisian athlete specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase.^[2] He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics as well as two World Championships.

His personal best in the event is 8:14.05 set in Mersin in 2013. This is the current national record.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Tunisia
2009	Arab Championships	Damascus, Syria	4th	3000 m s'chase	8:50.21
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	19th (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:30.02
	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	4th	3000 m s'chase	8:47.18
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	14th (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:22.70
2013	Arab Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th	3000 m s'chase	9:03.66
	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:14.05
2014	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	5th	3000 m s'chase	8:44.61
2015	Arab Championships	Isa Town, Bahrain	3rd	3000 m s'chase	8:31.28
	World Championships	Beijing, China	21st (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:43.11
	Military World Games	Mungyeong, South Korea	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:24.68
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:23.121
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	2nd	3000 m s'chase	8:26.14
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	–	3000 m s'chase	DNF
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	22nd (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:26.12

¹Disqualified in the final

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