Brahim Jabbour (born 2 October 1970) is a retired Moroccan

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. He specialized in the

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. Jabbour finished sixth in the 5000 metres at the 1993 World Championships, won the bronze medal at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie, and the bronze medal in 3000 metres at the 1995 World Indoor Championships. At the ''Jeux de la Francophonie'', Jabbour finished behind countryfellows

Salah Hissou Salaheddine Hissou ( ar, صلاح حيسو) (born January 16, 1972) is a long-distance runner from Morocco, who won the gold medal over 5000 metres at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville. With 26:38.08 he also set a world reco ...

and

Brahim Lahlafi Brahim Lahlafi ( ar, إبراهيم لحلافي) (born 15 April 1968, in Fes) is a retired long-distance runner who represented Morocco during his active career. He acquired French citizenship on 6 April 2002, but represented Morocco again from ...

; this was one of three all-Moroccan podiums in this event at the Jeux de la Francophonie (the other being

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Saïd Aouita Saïd Aouita ( ar, سعيد عويطة; born November 2, 1959) is a former Moroccan track and field athlete. He is the only athlete in history to have won a medal in each of the 800 meters and 5000 meters at the Olympic games. He won the 5000 mete ...

Khalid Skah Khalid Skah ( ar, خالد سكاح) (born 29 January 1967) is a Moroccan track and field athlete, winner of the 10,000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Born in Midelt, Morocco, Skah established himself first as a good cross country runner ...

Mohamed Issangar Mohamed Issangar (born 12 December 1964) is a retired Moroccan long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres. He competed at the 1991 World Championships without reaching the final, finished ninth at the 1992 Olympic Games, and ...

and

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Abderrahim Goumri Abderrahim Goumri ( ar, عبد الرحيم الغومري; 21 May 1976 – 19 January 2013 in Temara, Morocco) was a Moroccan long-distance runner. He had competed in cross country, track, road running and marathon races. He spent the early pa ...

Mohamed Saïd El Wardi Mohamed Saïd El Wardi ( ar, محمد سعيد الوردي; born 19 April 1972) is a Moroccan athlete who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running. He was born in Khouribga. He represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympic ...

). Jabbour benefited from the breadth in Moroccan running at the 1998 World Cross Country Championships, when he finished fifteenth in the short race and won a silver medal in the team competition. He also competed at the 1999 World Championships, but failed to reach the 5000 metres final. His personal best times were 7:35.92 minutes in the

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, achieved in July 1999 in

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; 13:01.41 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Saint-Denis; and 1.01:51 hours in the half marathon, achieved in September 1997 in

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