Marco Arop
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About
Olympic runner that competed for Team Canada in the men's 800m event during the 2020 Summer Olympics. A few years later, he won gold at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. His running fame has led him to amass more than 50,000 followers on his Instagram page.
Before Fame
Prior to his professional career, he ran track at Mississippi State University. While there, he broke four program records.
Trivia
As a kid growing up, he considered basketball as his favorite sport. In fact, he was once offered a basketball scholarship to the Concordia University of Edmonton but he eventually chose track.
Family Life
Although he was born in Khartoum, Sudan, he and his family later relocated to Canada. His family primarily lived in Edmonton and Saskatoon.
Associated With
He is an Adidas sponsored athlete just like Donovan Mitchell and Lionel Messi.
