Rachid El Morabity

Rachid El Morabity is a Moroccan athlete born 3 March 1982 in Zagora. He is a specialist of ultra-trail, and has won the Marathon des Sables 9 times (2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,[1][2] 2019, 2021 and 2022). He was also ranked 2nd overall in the OCC in August 2016[3] and came 2nd in the UT4M 90 in August 2015.

Rachid El Morabity

Results
  • Marathon des Sables – 2011 – 1st place
  • Marathon des Sables – 2014 – 1st place
  • Marathon des Sables – 2015 – 1st place
  • UTAM 90 – 2015 – 2nd place
  • Marathon des Sables – 2016 – 1st place
  • OCC – UTMB – 2016 – 2nd place
  • Marathon des Sables – 2017 - 1st place
  • Marathon des Sables (Peru) – 2017 – 1st place
  • Marathon des Sables – 2018 – 1st place
  • Marathon des Sables – 2019 – 1st place[4]
  • Marathon des Sables – 2021 – 1st place
  • Marathon des Sables – 2022 – 1st place[5]

Personal life

Morabity's family farms watermelons.[6] His younger brother, Mohamed, is also an ultramarathon runner and has placed several times in Marathon des Sables.[7]

References
  1. "Grueling Marathon des Sables completes another edition | WTOP". WTOP. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. Schoch, Jürgen. "Statistiques d'ultramarathon de DUV". statistik.d-u-v.org. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  3. "Moroccan Athlete Comes Second in European Ultra-Marathon OCC". Morocco World News. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  4. [Marathon de Sables – 2018 – 1st place "34th Marathon des Sables Recap: Stage Five ends with Moroccan Man, Dutch Woman Win"]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. "36th Marathon des Sables: Rachid El Morabity, Anna Comet win first stage". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  6. Jacqueline, Kantor (21 July 2016). "How an Ultrarunning Force Emerged from the Middle of Morocco". Vice. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  7. "Lahcen Ahansal's record in the crosshair | Marathon Des Sables". marathondessables.com. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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