Profile Rashid Ramzi - won gold in 1,500 meters

Bahrain

Birthdate: June 17, 1980
Weight: 143 lbs (65 kg)
Height: 5’7” (1.72 m)
Age: 28 years
Gender: Male

Born in Morocco on July 17, 1980.
Moved to Bahrain to join the military.
Competed in the 1,500m in the 2004 Olympics in Athens and reached the semifinal round.

Rashid Ramzi won gold in Tuesday’s 1,500 meters in Beijing to give Bahrain its first ever Olympic medal.
The Morocco native crossed the line in 3 minutes, 32.94 seconds, while Kipruto Kiprop of Kenya took silver in 3:33.11 and Michigan-based Nicholas Willis of New Zealand got the bronze in 3:34.16.