Boualem Rahoui (born 8 October 1948 in

Aïn Témouchent Aïn Témouchent ( ar, عين تموشنت) is a city in north western Algeria, it is the capital of Aïn Témouchent Province. Ain Temouchent is located 72 km south-west of Oran, a city with which it is closely associated, and 63 km we ...

) 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 ...

. He specialized in the

3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, a ...

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 ...

and

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 ...

Career

Rahoui represented the club ASPTT Oran. He competed in the steeplechase and the 5000 metres at the 1972 Olympic Games, and the 10,000 metres at the 1983 World Championships. At the

1975 Mediterranean Games The 1975 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the VII Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Algiers 1975, were the 7th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Algiers, Algeria, from 23 August to 6 September 1975, where 2,444 athletes ...

he won the steeplechase gold and the 10,000 metres bronze, and he also won three gold medals at the Maghreb Championships. His personal best times were 8.20.2 minutes in the steeplechase, achieved in 1975; and 13.40.2 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in 1975.

References

1948 births Living people People from Aïn Témouchent Algerian male long-distance runners Algerian male steeplechase runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Algeria Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Algeria Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Algeria World Athletics Championships athletes for Algeria Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics 21st-century Algerian people 20th-century Algerian people {{Algeria-athletics-bio-stub