Marco Arop

Marco Arop
Arop at the Pan American Games in July 2017
Personal information
Born (1998-09-20) September 20, 1998
Khartoum, Sudan
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country  Canada
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 800 metres
College team Mississippi State Bulldogs
Club Voléo Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 800 m: 1:45:25, Oregon, 2018
Medal record
Men's 800 m
Representing  Canada
North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships
2018 Toronto 800 m

Marco Arop (born September 20, 1998) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the middle distance events. He competed in the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field 800m in Eugene, Oregon, finishing in 2nd place. Arop currently holds a personal best of 1:45:25 in the 800m. He finished second in the outdoor 800m at the 2017 U20 Pan American Championships while eclipsing the meet record set by 1984 Olympic gold medalist Joaquim Cruz with a time of 1:47.08.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Canada
2017 Canada Summer Games Winnipeg, Canada 1st 800 m 1:49:23
Pan American U20 Championships Trujillo, Peru 2nd 800 m 1:47.08
2018 NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 2nd 800 m 1:46.82

References

    • "IAAF: Marco AROP | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
    • "TFRRS | Marco Arop". www.tfrrs.org. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
    • "Mississippi State Athletics". hailstate.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.



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