Marco Arop
Arop after winning gold at the 2023 World Athletics Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 20, 1998 Khartoum, Sudan |
| Home town | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Website | www.marco-arop.com |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Track |
| Event | 800 metres |
| College team | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| Club | Running Room Athletic Club Alberta |
| Coached by | Christopher V. Woods, Ron Thompson |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Highest world ranking | 1st (800 m, 2023) |
| Personal bests | 800 m: 1:41.20 AR, NR (Paris 2024) 1000 m: 2:13.13 AR, NR (Zagreb 2024) |
Medal record | |
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 800 m to win a silver medal in Paris. This time places him as the 4th fastest 800 m 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.