Marco Arop
CanadaActive- Born
- Sep 20, 1998 (28 years old)
- Birthplace
- Khartoum, Sudan
- Events
- 800 m · 1000 Metres Short Track
- Height
- 1.93 m
Marco Arop is a Canadian middle-distance runner born on 20 September 1998 who became the first Canadian to win a world championship in the 800 metres. He claimed the gold medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships after earning bronze the previous year in 2022.
Arop represented Canada at both the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. At the 2024 Paris Games, he ran a personal best of 1:41.20 to win the silver medal, a time that places him as the fourth fastest 800m runner in history behind Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Wilson Kipketer, and world record holder David Rudisha. He also won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games.
Arop holds both the Canadian and North, Central American and Caribbean records over 800 metres, as well as the North American record in the 1000m with a time of 2:13.13.
As of Oct 27, 2026: 800 m 1:41.20 (#4 all-time), 1000 Metres Short Track 2:14.74, 2026 season best 1:41.84 (Jun 28, 2026, Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA)) · Last competition: World Athletics Ultimate Championship, Sep 11, 2026, 1:42.28 · Olympic Games: 1 silver · World Championships: 1 gold, 2 bronze · Area record (800 m) · 28 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| World Championships | 1 | – | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 800m | 1:41.84 | – | Jun 28, 2026 | Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris - Diamond Discipline |
| 2026 | 1500m | 3:38.28 | – | Jun 21, 2026 | Canadian Championships |
| 2025 | 800m | 1:41.95 | – | Sep 20, 2025 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 2025 | 1500m | 3:35.38 | – | Jun 1, 2025 | Grand Slam Track Philadelphia, Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2025 | MileRoad | 4:04.93 | – | Apr 26, 2025 | adizero: Road to Records, Herzogenaurach |
| 2025 | 3000m | 8:23.39 | – | Mar 21, 2025 | Alumni Bulldog Relays |
| 2024 | 800m | 1:41.20 | – | Aug 10, 2024 | The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris |
| 2024 | 800m-short-track Indoor | 1:45.50 | – | Jan 27, 2024 | Razorback Invitational |