Hatem Ghoula ( ar, حاتم غولة; born 7 June 1973 in

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) is a

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n race walker. He won four consecutive African Championships in the

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from 1996 to 2002. His foremost medal was a 20 km walk bronze at the

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. He is also a two-time gold medallist at the All-African Games, having won in 2003 and 2007 (the latter in a Games record time). He has represented Tunisia at four

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(1996 to 2008), with his best performance of eleventh place coming in 2004. He competed at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics for eight straight editions from 1993 to 2007 and made his ninth appearance at the

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. At the

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he has participated on five occasions and came close to a medal in 2006, finishing in fourth place. He is a two-time gold medallist at the

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and the

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, and was the champion at the 2004 Arab Games and 2001 Mediterranean Games. He holds the African records in racewalking for the distance of 20,000 metres on the track and 20 km walk on the road.Area Outdoor Records - Men - Africa
- IAAF.org

International competitions

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International competitions

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