Abdelkader Zaddem (born 29 November 1944) is a retired

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long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

who specialized in the

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

. He finished eighth at the 1972 Olympic Games. When he won the gold medal at the 1975 Mediterranean Games, he also set a championship record of 28:27.0 minutes which stood until 1991. He also won two gold medals at the 1973 Maghreb Championships and one at the 1975 Maghreb Championships. He competed many times at the World Cross Country Championships, with a nineteenth place from

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and a twelfth place from

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as his best results. His personal best 10,000 metres time was 28.14.8 minutes, achieved at the 1972 Olympics. He also had 13.31.2 minutes in the

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

, achieved in June 1976 in

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.World men's all-time best 5000m
(last updated 2001)

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* 1944 births Living people Tunisian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Tunisia Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Tunisia Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Tunisian people 21st-century Tunisian people {{Tunisia-athletics-bio-stub