Abdessalem Ayouni

Abdessalem Ayouni at the 2018 African Championships
Personal information
Born	(1994-05-16) 16 May 1994 (age 29)
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 m, 1500 m
Club	Croissant Sportif de Regueb
Coached by	Abdelkader Kada

Abdessalem Ayouni "Slouma" (born 16 May 1994) is a Tunisian middle-distance runner.^[1] He represented his country in the 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships. With the personal bests of 1.44.99 he is the national record holder in the 800 metres.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Tunisia
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	27th (h)	800 m	1:53.81
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	15th (h)	1500 m	3:48.67
2013	Jeux de la Francophonie	Nice, France	8th	800 m	1:50.59
2014	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	7th	1500 m	3:44.67
2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	6th	1500 m	3:47.64
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	22nd (sf)	800 m	1:47.39
	Arab Championships	Rades, Tunisia	3rd	800 m	1:47.59
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	9th (h)	800 m	1:49.63
			2nd	1500 m	3:37.35
2019	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	2nd	800 m	1:51.31
			6th	1500 m	3:48.39
	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	1st	800 m	1:45.17
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	13th (sf)	800 m	1:45.80
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	16th (sf)	800 m	1:44.99
2022	African Championships	Port Louis, Mauritius	4th	800 m	1:46.68
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:11.31
	Mediterranean Games	Oran, Algeria	4th	800 m	1:44.99
			–	1500 m	DQ
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	12th (sf)	800 m	1:46.08
2023	Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	3rd	800 m	1:48.19
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	31st (h)	800 m	1:46.85

Personal bests

^[2]

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:44.99 (JO Tokyo 2021)
• 1000 metres – 2:33.9 (Tunis 2010)
• 1500 metres – 3:37.30 (Dessau 2019)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 1:48.22 (Liévin 2019)