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Elhousine Elazzaoui

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Born 1992-03-16

UTMB 962ITRA 948Wins 15Podiums 18

Moroccan trail and skyrunning specialist from Zagora who grew up in a Berber nomadic family before moving to Switzerland in 2016. Elazzaoui turned professional in 2018 and rose through the Golden Trail World Series with technical descending, patient race tactics, and repeated wins on 20K to marathon-distance mountain courses. Racing for NNormal, he became the first African man to win the Golden Trail World Series in 2024 and defended the title with a perfect 2025 season.

Race Results

2026

7 races4 wins

DNF

Sierre-Zinal

Aug 8

31km

2,200m+

~14.2%

1st

Pitz Alpine Glacier Trail/PAGT GTWS Race

Aug 1

24km

1,600m+

~13.3%

2:08:44

Golden Trail World Series - 4th stop; broke away on the climb toward the Sunna Alm and won ahead of Michael Saoli and Patrick Kipngeno for his 3rd GTWS win of 2026

4th

Québec Mega Trail/QMT 30

Jul 5

30km

1,450m+

~9.7%

2:08:50

Golden Trail World Series - inaugural QMT GTWS 30, the first GTWS race held in Canada; won by Samwel Kiprotich in a Kenyan podium sweep

2nd

Broken Arrow Skyrace/23K

Jun 21

22.9km

1,372m+

~12.0%

1:43:12

1st

Ledro Sky Trentino

May 24

21km

1,700m+

~16.2%

1:55:48

Golden Trail World Series; second consecutive Ledro win

1st

Zegama-Aizkorri/Mendi Maratoia

May 17

43.1km

2,730m+

~12.7%

3:45:07

1st

Cursa Tomir

Mar 29

22km

1:44:49

Shared win with Kilian Jornet and Dakota Jones — all three finished together in 1:44:49

2025

8 races6 wins

1st

Ledro Sky Trentino

Oct 11

21km

1,600m+

~15.2%

1:58:30

GTWS Grand Finale main race

1st

Ledro Sky Trentino Grand Finale/Prologue

Oct 10

6.9km

0:32:24

GTWS Grand Finale prologue

9th

Sierre-Zinal

Aug 9

31.3km

2,190m+

~14.0%

2:35:58

1st

Tepec Trail/Tepec Trail GTWS

Jun 29

34km

1,850m+

~10.9%

3:00:01

1st

Broken Arrow Skyrace/23K

Jun 22

22.9km

1,372m+

~12.0%

1:43:53

1st

Zegama-Aizkorri/Mendi Maratoia

May 25

43.1km

2,730m+

~12.7%

3:43:28

2nd

Golfo dell'Isola Trail/Main Event

May 17

26km

1,430m+

~11.0%

2:02:05

1st

Chianti Ultra Trail/Chianti Half Trail

Mar 23

20km

800m+

~8.0%

1:16:32

View All 21 Results

Career Highlights

2026: Defended Zegama-Aizkorri title with a second consecutive win.

2025: Won Golden Trail World Series with the maximum 1,000 points after victories at Zegama-Aizkorri, Broken Arrow, Tepec Trail, and Ledro Sky Trentino Grand Finale.

2024: Became the first African man to win the Golden Trail World Series, adding wins at Marathon du Mont-Blanc, Headlands 27K, Mammoth 26K, and the Ascona-Locarno final.

2023: Claimed first Golden Trail World Series race win at DoloMyths Run and won the Golfo dell'Isola Trail final.

2022: Finished runner-up overall in the Golden Trail World Series and inherited the Jungfrau Marathon win after Mark Kangogo's disqualification.

2019: Emerged internationally with a DoloMyths Run podium and wins on technical Swiss and Italian skyrunning courses.

2018: Began professional trail-running career and won the Morocco Race 80km.

Key Achievements

Golden Trail World Series Champion (2024, 2025)

Zegama-Aizkorri Winner (2025, 2026)

Ledro Sky Trentino Grand Finale Winner (2025)

Tepec Trail Winner (2025)

Broken Arrow Skyrace 23K Winner (2025)

Marathon du Mont-Blanc Winner (2024)

Headlands 27K Winner (2024)

Mammoth 26K Winner (2024)

DoloMyths Run Winner (2023)

Golden Trail World Series Runner-up (2022)

Notable Traits

Grew up running in the desert around Zagora

Based in Switzerland after moving to Europe in 2016

Berber nomadic family background

Known for decisive late-race attacks and fast technical descending

Part of Kilian Jornet's NNormal team

Focuses primarily on Golden Trail World Series and skyrunning formats