Benyounés Lahlou (born 3 November 1964, in Oujda) is a Moroccan runner who specialized in the

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and

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. Lahlou finished seventh in

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at the 1991 World Championships, together with teammates Abdelali Kasbane, Ali Dahane and Bouchaib Belkaid. On the individual level, Lahlou won a silver medal at the 1991 Summer Universiade and a bronze medal at the

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, both times in the 400 m. Participating in the

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, he finished eighth in the 800 m final.

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* 1964 births Living people Moroccan male sprinters Moroccan male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Morocco Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Universiade silver medalists for Morocco Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade 20th-century Moroccan people 21st-century Moroccan people {{Morocco-athletics-bio-stub