Ismaïl Sghyr

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Ismaïl Sghyr (Arabic: اسماعيل صغير; born March 16, 1972, in Taroudannt) is a French-Moroccan long-distance runner. He won a bronze medal at the over 3000 metres at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. In 5000 metres he finished fourth at the World Championships the same year, as well as winning a bronze medal at the 2002 European Championships. Over 10,000 metres he won at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.

Ismaïl Sghyr
Personal information
BornMarch 16, 1972
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Morocco
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari 10,000 m
Representing  France
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Munich 5000 m

Sghyr formerly represented Morocco, but as many other Moroccan runners he switched nationality to France.

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  • Ismaïl Sghyr at World Athletics  
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Smail Sghyr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12.