Photo: U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps—Public domain
El Hassan El Abbassi
BahrainActive- Born
- Apr 13, 1984 (42 years old)
- Birthplace
- Morocco, Morocco
- Events
- Marathon · Half Marathon
El Hassan El-Abbassi (born 13 April 1984) is a Moroccan-born long-distance runner who competes internationally for Bahrain.
He was the gold medallist in the 10,000 metres at the 2014 Asian Games and the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships.
He has a personal best of 27:25.02 minutes for that distance. El-Abbassi served a three-year competition ban from August 2021 to August 2024 for an anti-doping rule violation relating to the use of a prohibited method (homologous blood transfusion) at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
As of Oct 28, 2026: Marathon 2:04:43 (#79 all-time), Half Marathon 59:27 (#140 all-time), 2026 season best 2:10:26 (Oct 25, 2026) · Last competition: Casablanca Marathon, Casablanca, Oct 25, 2026, 2:10:26 · Area record (Marathon) · 42 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Marathon | 2:10:26 | – | Oct 25, 2026 | Casablanca Marathon, Casablanca |
| 2020 | Marathon | 2:06:22 | – | Mar 1, 2020 | Tokyo Marathon |
| 2019 | 10Kilometr | 30:19 | – | May 27, 2019 | International Team Challenge |
| 2019 | Semi | 1:02:38 | – | Jan 20, 2019 | Aramco Houston Half Marathon |
| 2019 | Marathon | 2:08:58 | – | Nov 17, 2019 | Shanghai International Marathon |
| 2018 | 10Kilometr | 28:44 | – | May 28, 2018 | Boulder International Challenge |
| 2018 | Semi | 59:27 | – | Oct 28, 2018 | Valencia Half Marathon |
| 2018 | Marathon | 2:04:43 | – | Dec 2, 2018 | Valencia Marathon |