Fatma Lanouar (

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: فاطمة لأنور; born March 14, 1978) is a former female middle distance runner from

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. She is best known for twice (2001 and 2005) winning the

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at the

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in the women's

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. Lanouar set her personal best (4:06.91) in the 1,500 metres in 2000. She was also the

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list at the

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.Francophone Games
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-02-09.

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* 1978 births Living people Tunisian female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Tunisia Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Tunisia Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for Tunisia 20th-century Tunisian women 20th-century Tunisian people 21st-century Tunisian women 21st-century Tunisian people {{Tunisia-athletics-bio-stub