Fouad Messaoudi
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| Nationality | Moroccan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 2001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Middle-distance running, Cross country running | ||||||||||||||
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Fouad Messaoudi (born 7 January 2001) is a Moroccan middle-distance and cross country runner. He represented Morocco at the 2025 World Athletics Championships over 1500 metres.[1]
Career
From Oujda, Morocco, Messaoudi competed in the collegiate system in the United States, attending Oklahoma State University from 2022.[2]
Messaoudi had success, winning the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships over 3000 metres in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He also won the distance medley relay with Oklahoma State at the championships.[3][4][5] In June, he placed ninth in the final of the 1500 metres in Austin, Texas at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[6] In November 2023, placed tenth overall at the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships, held in Charlottesville, Virginia, winning the team title with Oklahoma State.[7][8] In July, he won the silver medal at the 2023 Arab Games in Algiers in the 1500 metres.[9]
In February 2025, Messaoudi won the mile run at the Razorback International, with a time of 3:52.66 to set a new Oklahoma State school record by over two seconds, and move to seventh on the NCAA all-time list.[10] In March 2025, he placed fourth in the final of the mile run at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach.[11] In June, he placed eighth in the final of the 5000 metres in Eugene, Oregon at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[12] Later that month, he won the 1500 metres in 3:33.93 at the Portland Track Festival in Portland, Oregon.[13]
In July 2025, he placed third over 1500 metres at the Moroccan Championships in a time of 3:48.13.[14] In September 2025, he competed over 1500 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, without advancing to the semi-finals.[15][16]
In November 2025, he placed fifth overall at the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships, helping Oklahoma State to win the team title.[17] Alongside Anass Essayi and Salma Elbadra, he was selected for the mixed relay at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida.[18][19]
References
- ^ "Fouad Messaoudi". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 Jan 2026.
- ^ Bush, Braden (Nov 9, 2022). "Messaoudi left Morocco to better family's lives". Ocolly.com. Retrieved 7 Jan 2026.
- ^ Engel, Adam (10 March 2023). "Cowboys win Indoor Distance Medley Relay national championship, Messaoudi wins 3K". Ocolly.com. Retrieved 7 Jan 2026.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "NCAA Division 1 Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 18 Nov 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Fouad Messaoudi Embraced Pack Running To Secure Team Title Win". Flotrack. Nov 19, 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Arab Games Algiers 2023". Athletics Weekly. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Oklahoma State's Fouad Messaoudi Shatters Mile School Record". Sports Illustrated. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "NCAA Division 1 Indoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ Johnson, Weldon (16 June 2025). "Donavan Brazier is Really Back — 1:43.81 Win at Portland Track Festival". Lets Run. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Moroccan Championships". World Athletics. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ Essassi, Donya (Sep 15, 2025). "Morocco Exit in Men's 1500m at Tokyo World Championships". Barlamantoday. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "Oklahoma State, NC State claim NCAA cross country titles". Espn. 22 November 2025. Retrieved 7 Jan 2026.
- ^ Chavez, Chris (January 8, 2026). "World Cross Country Championships Preview: Back In America After 34 Years". Citiusmag.com. Retrieved 9 Jan 2026.
- ^ "WXC Tallahassee 26 mixed relay preview: Kenya aim to extend dominance". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 January 2026.