# Sofia Ennaoui

Sofia Ennaoui (born 30 August 1995) is a Polish middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. She finished fifth in the event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships as the second non-African woman. Ennaoui won the silver medal at the 2018 European Championships, and a bronze at the 2022 European Championships. At the European Indoor Championships, she earned bronze in 2017, silver in 2019 and bronze in 2023. She took two individual age-group medals at the European Cross Country Championships.
She was the 2015 and 2017 European Under-23 Championships 1500 m silver medallist. Ennaoui represented her country at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She is the Polish record holder for the 1000 metres both indoors and out, and also holds national U20 record for the 3000 metres. She won 10 Polish titles (mostly over 1500 m).

## Personal life

Sofia Ennaoui was born to a Moroccan father and a Polish mother and moved to Poland at the age of 2. She is a soldier in the Polish Army. She went through the basic training in 2019 which resulted in an injury and her absence from the 2019 World Championships in Doha.
Foot injury meant she was also unable to compete at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

## Achievements
### International competitions

Representing  Poland :
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 33rd (h) | 800 m | 2:14.73 |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 10th | 1500 m | 4:15.23 |
| 2013 | World Cross Country Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 26th | Junior race | 19:45 |
| 2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:20.20 |
| 2013 | European Cross Country Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | Junior race | 13:16 |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 5th | 1500 m | 4:13.06 |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | – | 3000 m | DNF |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 6th | 3000 m | 8:56.77 |
| 2015 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 800 m relay | 8:11.36 NR |
| 2015 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | Medley relay | 10:45.32 AR |
| 2015 | European Team Championships Super League | Cheboksary, Russia | 1st | 3000 m | 9:20.39 |
| 2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:04.90 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 18th (sf) | 800 m | 2:00.11 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 17th (sf) | 1500 m | 4:16.70 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 7th | 1500 m | 4:34.84 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10th | 1500 m | 4:14.72 |
| 2016 | European Cross Country Championships | Chia, Italy | 1st | U23 race | 19:21 |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:06.59 |
| 2017 | European Team Championships Super League | Lille, France | 1st | 3000 m | 9:01.24 |
| 2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:13.54 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 13th (sf) | 1500 m | 4:05.80 |
| 2017 | DécaNation | Angers, France | 1st | 800 m | 2:05.72 |
| 2018 | World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 1st | 1500 m | 4:07.66 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:03:08 |
| 2018 | Continental Cup | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 7th | 1500 m | 4:22.56 |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:09.30 |
| 2019 | European Team Championships Super League | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 1500 m | 4:08.37 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 5th | 1500 m | 4:01.43 SB |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:03.59 |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:04.06 PB |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 36th (h) | 1500 m | 4:06.47 |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 21st (h) | 1500 m | 4:13.71 |

### Personal bests

* 800 metres – 1:58.98 (Chorzów 2022)
** 800 metres indoor – 2:00.40 (Toruń 2019)
* 1000 metres – 2:32.30 (Monaco 2020) NR
** 1000 metres indoor – 2:35.69 (Birmingham 2023) NR
* 1500 metres – 3:59.70 (Chorzów 2020)
** 1500 metres indoor – 4:04.06 (Istanbul 2023)
* Mile – 4:23.34 (London 2018)
** Mile indoor – 4:30.43 (Stockholm 2016)
* 3000 metres – 8:59.44 (Sotteville-lès-Rouen 2014) NU20R
** 3000 metres indoor – 8:45.29 (Birmingham 2017)

### National titles

* Polish Athletics Championships
** 1500 metres: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
* Polish Indoor Athletics Championships
** 1500 metres: 2015, 2018, 2019
** 3000 metres: 2017