Féthi Baccouche
Féthi Baccouche (born 16 November 1960) is a retired Tunisian long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase, the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres.
He was born in Tunis, and represented the club ASM Tunis.[1] One of his first international achievements was a gold medal at the 1976 ISF World Gymnasiade.[2]
He finished twelfth in the steeplechase at the 1984 Olympic Games, and also competed in the 5000 metres at the same Olympics.[1] He also competed at the 1983 World Championships, the 1987 World Championships and the 1988 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[1][3] His best result at the World Cross Country Championships was a 38th place from 1985.[3]
At the 1987 Mediterranean Games he won the bronze medal in the steeplechase and the gold in the 10,000 metres.[4] He won gold medals in both these events at the 1985 Pan Arab Games.[5] At the 1985 African Championships he won a steeplechase bronze medal,[6] and at the 1983 Summer Universiade he won the 5000 metres silver medal and the 10,000 metres bronze medal.[7]
His personal best times were 7.46.17 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in July 1986 in Paris;[8] 8.15.07 minutes in the 3000 metres steeplechase, achieved in July 1987 in Helsinki;[9] and 13.13.94 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in July 1987 at Bislett stadion in Oslo.[10] In middle distance events he had 3.37.98 minutes in the 1500 metres, achieved in July 1987 in Nice;[11] and 3.57.90 minutes in the mile run, achieved in June 1987 in Verona.[12]
Baccouche stands at 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) and weighed about 59 kilograms (130 lb) during his active career.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Fethi Baccouche". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "ISF World Gymnasiade and European School Sport Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ a b Féthi Baccouche at World Athletics
- ^ "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "Pan Arab Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "African Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "World Student Games (Universiade - Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ World men's all-time best 10000m (last updated 2001)
- ^ World men's all-time best 3000m steeplechase (last updated 2001)
- ^ World men's all-time best 10000m (last updated 2001)
- ^ World men's all-time best 1500m (last updated 2001)
- ^ World men's all-time best 1 mile (last updated 2001)
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- 1951–1955: Alain Mimoun (FRA)
- 1959: Hamoud Ameur (FRA)
- 1963–1967: Mohammed Gammoudi (TUN)
- 1971: Javier Álvarez (ESP)
- 1975: Abdelkader Zaddem (TUN)
- 1979: Abdelmadjid Mada (ALG)
- 1983: Thierry Watrice (FRA)
- 1987: Féthi Baccouche (TUN)
- 1991: Hammou Boutayeb (MAR)
- 1993: Khalid Skah (MAR)
- 1997: Ismaïl Sghyr (MAR)
- 2001: Jaouad Gharib (MAR)
- 2005: Mohammed Amyn (MAR)
- 2009: Hicham Bellani (MAR)
- 2013: Polat Kemboi Arıkan (TUR)