Abdellatif Meftah (born January 3, 1982, in

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) is a French

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. He ran for

at the

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and won a

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in the half marathon for his home nation. Transferring his nationality, Meftah represented France at the

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and finished in 40th place. He broke the French record in the half marathon at the Semi-Marathon de Lille in September that year, running a time of 1:00:46 to erase Larbi Zeroual's mark from 1999. At the

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he led the French men to the team title, although he just missed out on an individual medal with his fourth-place finish. Meftah moved up a further distance on the roads, making his debut at the 2011

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in April. He was Europe's top finisher at the competition, coming tenth, and completed the course in a time of 2:10:53 hours.Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2011-04-10)
Fast Kenyan sweep by Kiptoo and Jeptoo at Paris Marathon
.

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. Retrieved on 2011-04-14.

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* * * 1982 births Living people French male long-distance runners Moroccan male long-distance runners Moroccan male marathon runners Olympic athletes of France Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics {{Morocco-athletics-bio-stub