Mouhcine Cheaouri (born 15 January 1989) is a Moroccan track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault. He is a two-time African champion in the event and has a personal best of 5.20 metres.
Career Born in the city of Oujda,Cheaouri Mouhcine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-09. Cheaouri made his international debut at the 2007 Pan Arab Games, where he finished in sixth place.Pan Arab Games, Cairo (Egypt) 21-24/11 . AfricaAthle. Retrieved on 2012-07-09. He improved his personal best to 5.20 m in 2008 and quickly ascended to the top of the regional scene by winning the gold medal at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics, beating decathletes Larbi Bouraada and Willem Coertzen.2008 African Championships . TunisAthle. Retrieved on 2012-07-09.
He did not compete in 2009 and 2010, but returned to form in 2011 with a clearance of 5.20 m in Meknes. He placed ninth at the 2011 Military World Games,. Rio2011. Retrieved on 2012-07-09. was runner-up at the Arab Athletics Championships, then took the gold medal at the 2011 Pan Arab Games. CHEAOURI Mohcine . ArabGames2011. Retrieved on 2012-07-09. A vault of 5.10 m was enough to secure his second continental win at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics.
In 2016 he tested positive for stanozolol and was banned from competition for four years between 30 April 2016 and 9 June 2020.
Achievements Representing 2007African Junior ChampionshipsOuagadougou, Burkina Faso 3rd4.40 mPan Arab GamesCairo, Egypt6th4.60 m2008African ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia 1st4.80 m2011Arab ChampionshipsAl Ain, United Arab Emirates 2nd4.80 mPan Arab GamesDoha, Qatar 1st5.10 m2012African ChampionshipsPorto-Novo, Benin 1st5.10 m2013Arab ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar 1st5.00 mIslamic Solidarity GamesPalembang, Indonesia 1st5.10 m2014African ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco 3rd5.00 m
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