Imad Touil (born 11 February 1989) is an Algerian
middle distance runner
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 15 ...
who specialises in the
1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...
.
At the
2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2008 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Bydgoszcz in Poland at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium between 8 and 13 July 2008. Previously Bydgoszcz hosted ...
in
Bydgoszcz,
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
, Touil won a
gold medal over 1500 metres. Touil was also part of the
Algerian team at the 2009 World Championships.
He has a twin brother,
Abdelmadjed, who is also a runner.
2011 SU Update: Brotherhood on Track
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Personal best
References
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1989 births
Living people
Algerian male middle-distance runners
People from El Oued
World Athletics Championships athletes for Algeria
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Algeria
Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Algeria
Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
21st-century Algerian people
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