Marco Arop

Thumb

Image Source: Unknown report

User Rating

(0 users)
Data Complete 70%

15%

Born
1998 (27 years old)
Shiny National flag

Khartoum, Sudan

Position
Middle Distance Runner

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Black

Team Number

Height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight
78 kg (172 lb)

Outfitter

Kit
Wage Year

Player Cutout
No Cutout thumb

Archive

Full Body Render

Sport

Athletics

Team
Canada Athletics

League
World Athletics Championships

Creative Commons Artwork
No

Latest Results

					Mens 800 metres Final at Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat	28 May 23
					Mens 800 metres Final	21 May 22
					Mens 800 metres Final	13 May 22
					Mens 1500 metres Final at USATF Bermuda Games	09 Apr 22
					Mens 800 metres Semi Final 2	01 Aug 21
					Mens 800 metres Round 1 Heat 2	31 Jul 21
					Mens 800 metres Final at Herculis	09 Jul 21
					Mens 800 metres Final	10 Aug 19

Description

Marco Arop OLY (born September 20, 1998) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the middle distance events. Arop is the reigning world champion in the 800 m, winning gold at the 2023 World Athletics Championship, after winning bronze the previous year at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. He was the first Canadian to win a world championship in the 800 m. Arop was also the 2019 Pan American Games champion in 800 m.

Arop represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2024 Summer Olympics, running a personal best of 1:41.20 over 800m to win a silver medal in Paris. This time places him as the 4th fastest 800m runner in history, behind Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Wilson Kipketer, and world record holder David Rudisha. With this time, Arop is also the Canadian and North, Central American and Caribbean record holder over the two lap distance. He also holds the North American record in the 1000 m, with a time of 2:13.13.

Trophies