Career
He first came to prominence with a bronze medal in the steeplechase at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics, also held in Sydney. His first senior medal came at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where his twelfth place finish helped the Moroccan men to the team silver medal. He had his first individual global success at the World Championships in Athletics.
He returned to the Olympic stage at the 2004 Athens Olympics, but he did not reach the podium on that occasion, finishing in eighth in the final.
This mark has since been surpassed by several other non-Kenyans. Personal bests 1500 metres - 3:43.8 minimum (1998).
