Brahim Boulami

{{Short description|Moroccan athlete (born 1972)}} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{MAR}} }} {{MedalCompetition|African Championships}} {{MedalGold|2002 Radès|3000 m st.}} {{MedalBronze|1998 Dakar|3000 m st.}} {{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}} {{MedalGold|1997 Bari|3000 m st.}} {{MedalGold|2005 Almería|3000 m st.}} {{MedalBottom}}

'''Brahim Boulami''' ({{langx|ar|ابراهيم بولامي}}; born April 20, 1972 in Safi) is a Moroccan athlete who set two world records in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, 7:55.28 and 7:53.17.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brahim Boulami|url=http://www.sportsmmi.com/artman/publish/track/Boulami_Brahim.shtml|publisher=SMMI|date=June 6, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Brahim Boulami|url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/58358|publisher=All Athletics}}</ref> The latter was overturned because he tested positive for the banned performance-enhancing drug EPO.<ref name=espn>{{cite web|author=Alexandra Hudson|title=Lagat calls for EPO test to be scrapped|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfield&id=1671686|publisher=ESPN|date=November 26, 2003|quote=Boulami, the steeplechase world record holder, showed traces of EPO in his body in August 2002.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Tom Knight|title=Athletics: Boulami pulls out after positive test|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/3033583/Athletics-Boulami-pulls-out-after-positive-test.html|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=August 30, 2002|quote=Brahim Boulami will be among the big names missing from tonight's penultimate Golden League meeting after testing positive for the performance enhancing drug EPO.}}</ref> Boulami was banned for two years in 2002 after the positive test.<ref name=espn/> His time of 7:55.28 in the 3000 meter steeplechase from the year before the positive test is currently the fourth fastest ever run.

His older brother Khalid Boulami is an Olympic bronze medalist.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brahim Boulami|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/brahim-boulami-1.html|publisher=Sports Reference|quote=Related Olympians: Brother of Khalid Boulami.|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106112159/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/brahim-boulami-1.html|archivedate=2009-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Khalid Boulami|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/khalid-boulami-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174855/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/khalid-boulami-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|publisher=Sports Reference|quote=Medals: 1 Bronze}}</ref>

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{{start box}} {{s-ach|rec}} {{succession box|before={{flagicon|KEN}} Bernard Barmasai|title=Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase World Record Holder|years=August 24, 2001 — September 3, 2004|after={{flagicon|QAT}} Saif Saaeed Shaheen}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box|before={{flagicon|KEN}} Bernard Barmasai|title=Men's 3,000 m Steeple Best Year Performance|years=2001 — 2002|after={{flagicon|QAT}} Saif Saeed Shaheen}} {{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boulami, Brahim}} Category:Living people Category:1972 births Category:Moroccan men steeplechase runners Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Morocco Category:Doping cases in the sport of athletics Category:Moroccan sportspeople in doping cases Category:Sportspeople from Safi, Morocco Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Morocco Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Morocco Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Morocco Category:Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Category:Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Category:Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Category:Goodwill Games gold medalists in athletics