From Khartoum to Edmonton to the Olympic podium: Marco Arop is one of the best 800m runners in the world.
1:41.20
800m personal best, Canadian and North American record
Silver
Olympic Games, Paris 2024
Gold
World Championships, Budapest 2023
3
World Championship medals (2022, 2023, 2025)
His story
Marco Arop was born in Khartoum, Sudan, in 1998. His family left Sudan when he was young, and after time in Egypt and Saskatoon they settled in Edmonton, Alberta, where he grew up and still calls home.
He ran collegiately for Mississippi State University before turning professional. Since then he has become a regular on the Diamond League circuit and a medallist at three straight World Championships, winning world gold in Budapest in 2023 and Olympic silver in Paris in 2024, where his 1:41.20 set Canadian and North American records.
Career highlights
2024
Olympic silver
Paris
800m in 1:41.20, a Canadian and North American record
2023
World champion
Budapest
800m gold at the World Athletics Championships
2022 · 2025
World bronze
Eugene and Tokyo
800m bronze at two more World Championships
2019
Pan Am gold
Lima
800m gold at the Pan American Games
Also the Canadian 1000m record holder and a multiple-time Canadian 800m champion.
Personal bests
| Event | Time | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 800m | 1:41.20 | Paris, 2024 |
| 1000m | 2:13.13 | Zagreb, 2024 |
| 1500m | 3:35.38 | Philadelphia, 2025 |
Sponsorship and media
For sponsorship and media requests, contact Marco’s agency, Astra Partners.
Read more about Marco on Marco Arop – Wikipedia.