{{short description|Moroccan middle-distance runner}} {{use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Rababe Arafi | image = Rababe Arafi 2018 (cropped).jpg | image_size = 140px | caption = Arafi in 2018 | nationality = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|1|12}} | birth_place = Khouribga, Morocco | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | sport = Athletics | event = 1500 metres | club = | collegeteam = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport | Women's athletics}} {{Medal|Country | {{MAR}} }} {{Medal|Competition|African Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2012 Porto-Novo|1500 m}} {{Medal|Silver|2016 Durban|1500 m}} {{Medal|Silver|2018 Asaba|1500 m}} {{Medal|Bronze|2014 Marrakesh|1500 m}} }}
'''Rababe Arafi''' ({{langx|ar|رباب عرافي}}, born 12 January 1991) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. Born in Khouribga,<ref name=SR>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/rababe-arafi-1.html |title=Rababe Arafi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110032/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/rababe-arafi-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-18 |access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref> she is a three-time medallist at the African Championships in Athletics, having been the continental champion in 2012 with a championship record run of 4:05.80 minutes.<ref>Watta, Evelyn (2012-06-30). [https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/montsho-and-makwala-take-400m-titles-in-porto Montsho and Makwala take 400m titles in Porto-Novo – African champs, Day 3]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2018-02-16.</ref> She holds the Moroccan national record in the mile run<ref>{{cite web|title=Mile Run Results|url=http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2015/brussels/re1140040.pdf|publisher=sportresult.com|date=11 September 2015|accessdate=12 September 2015}}</ref> and in the 1500m (3:58.84 minutes on 16 June 2019 in Rabat, Diamond League).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.run123.one/rec/MAR/MAR-W.html |title=Moroccan national records progression - run123 |access-date=19 June 2019 |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129183853/https://www.run123.one/rec/MAR/MAR-W.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=8583&Gender=W Rababe Arafi]. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved on 2018-02-16.</ref>
==Career== Arafi was part of Morocco's team for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was a 1500 m finalist.<ref name=SR/> She represented Morocco at the World Championships in Athletics in 2013, 2015 and 2017, placing eighth in the 1500 m at the 2017 World Championships.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/iaaf-world-championships-london-2017-5151/results/women/1500-metres/final/result| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170808075150/https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/iaaf-world-championships-london-2017-5151/results/women/1500-metres/final/result| archive-date = 2017-08-08| title = 1500 Metres Result {{!}} IAAF World Championships London 2017 {{!}} iaaf.org}}</ref> Arafi was initially a bronze medallist at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 1500 m, but she was later disqualified because she made contact with Heather Kampf resulting in Kampf's fall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.flotrack.org/video/738403-Nicole-Sifuentes-shares-how-she-was-promoted-to-bronze-medal-after-originally-finishing-4th|title=Nicole Sifuentes shares how she was promoted to bronze medal after originally finishing 4th}}</ref> She also competed at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2007, but failed to finish the race. She has won gold medals in the 1500 m at the Arab Athletics Championships (2013), Islamic Solidarity Games (2013 and 2017) and the Jeux de la Francophonie (2013 and 2017).
==International competitions== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{MAR}} |- |2007 |World Cross Country Championships |Mombasa, Kenya |— |Junior race |{{AthAbbr|DNF}} |- |2012 |African Championships |Porto-Novo, Benin |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:05.80 |- |rowspan=7|2013 |rowspan=2|Arab Championships |rowspan=2|Doha, Qatar |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:53.92 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 400 m |3:42.10 |- |rowspan=2|Mediterranean Games |rowspan=2|Mersin, Turkey | – |1500 m |DNF |- | – |4 × 400 m |DQ |- |World Championships |Moscow, Russia |21st (sf) |1500 m |4:09.86 |- |Jeux de la Francophonie |Nice, France |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:18.70 |- |Islamic Solidarity Games |Palembang, Indonesia |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:19.27 |- |rowspan=2|2014 |World Indoor Championships |Sopot, Poland |6th (h) |1500 m |4:10.95<sup>1</sup> |- |African Championships |Marrakesh, Morocco |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |1500 m |4:12.08 |- |rowspan=4|2015 |Arab Championships |Isa Town, Bahrain |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |5:22.30 |- |rowspan=2|World Championships |rowspan=2|Beijing, China |4th |800 m |1:58.90 |- |9th |1500 m |4:13.66 |- |Military World Games |Mungyeong, South Korea |5th |1500 m |4:21.17 |- |rowspan=5|2016 |World Indoor Championships |Portland, United States |10th (h) |1500 m |4:10.82 |- |rowspan=2|African Championships |rowspan=2|Durban, South Africa |5th |800 m |2:01.49 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |4:03.95 |- |rowspan=2|Olympic Games |rowspan=2|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | – |800 m |DNF |- |12th |1500 m |4:15.16 |- |rowspan=3|2017 |Islamic Solidarity Games |Baku, Azerbaijan |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:18.82 |- |Jeux de la Francophonie |Abidjan, Ivory Coast |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:17.23 |- |World Championships |London, United Kingdom |8th |1500 m |4:04.35 |- |rowspan=6|2018 |World Indoor Championship |Birmingham, United Kingdom |8th |1500 m |4:14.94 |- |rowspan=3|Mediterranean Games |rowspan=3|Tarragona, Spain |bgcolor=gold|1st |800 m |2:01.01 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:12.83 |- |4th |4 × 400 m relay |3:33.91 |- |rowspan=2|African Championships |rowspan=2|Asaba, Nigeria | – |800 m |DNF |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |4:14.12 |- |rowspan=3|2019 |African Games |Rabat, Morocco |bgcolor=silver|2nd |800 m |2:03.20 |- |rowspan=2|World Championships |rowspan=2|Doha, Qatar |7th |800 m |2:00.48 |- |9th |1500 m |3:59.93 |- |rowspan=2|2021 |rowspan=2|Olympic Games |rowspan=2|Tokyo, Japan |14th (sf) |800 m |1:59.86 |- | – |1500 m |DNF |- |rowspan=2|2023 |Arab Championships |Marrakesh, Morocco |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:24.37 |- |Jeux de la Francophonie |Kinshasa, DR Congo |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |1500 m |4:45.42 |} <sup>1</sup>Disqualified in the final
==See also== *List of champions of the African Championships in Athletics
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{World Athletics}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com profile}} * {{CNOM profile|rababe-arafi}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arafi, Rababe}} Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Khouribga Category:Moroccan women middle-distance runners Category:Moroccan women cross country runners Category:Olympic athletes for Morocco Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Morocco Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Morocco Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games Category:African Games silver medalists for Morocco Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists in athletics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:21st-century Moroccan sportswomen Category:Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Morocco Category:Medalists at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Category:Medalists at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Category:Arab Athletics Championships winners Category:Diamond League winners Category:African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)