Abderrahim El Haouzy (born 1 April 1975) is a French sprinter. He specializes in the

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. El Haouzy was born in Oued Jdida, and represented his birth country of

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until 2003. El Haouzy finished sixth in the

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at the 2005 World Championships, together with teammates

Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone (born 18 March 1981 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is a French track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay. Djhone won the 400 metres gold medal at the 2011 European Indoor Championships and the 400 m ...

Naman Keïta Naman Keïta (born 9 April 1978 in Paris, France) is a track and field athlete, who takes part in the 400 m hurdles and 4 x 400m relay, competing internationally for France. He won the 4x400m relay gold medal at the 2003 World Champion ...

and Marc Raquil. His personal best time is 45.82 seconds, achieved in May 2006 in

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1975 births Living people People from Meknes French male sprinters Moroccan male sprinters Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for France French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games {{Morocco-athletics-bio-stub