Nadir Bosch (born 16 May 1973) is a retired

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runner who specialized in the

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and the

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. He was born in

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. He finished twelfth in the 1500 metres at the 1997 World Championships and reached the final in the 3000 metres at the 2000 European Indoor Championships (did not start). He also competed at the 1994 European Indoor Championships, the

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, the 1997 World Indoor Championships, the 1998 European Championships and the 1999 World Championships without reaching the final. He became French steeplechase champion in 1995 and 1996; and French indoor champion three times in three different events.

Personal bests

*800 metres: 1:48.68 (

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1998) *1000 metres: 2:15.51 (

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1999) *1500 metres: 3:32.06 (

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1999) *Mile run: 3:52.04 (

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2000) *3000 metres: 7:49.53 (indoor, Liévin 1997) *3000 metres steeplechase: 8:24.76 minutes ( Evry-Bondoufle 1985)All-Athletics profile
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1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Algiers French male middle-distance runners French male long-distance runners French male steeplechase runners World Athletics Championships athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Algerian emigrants to France 20th-century French people 21st-century French people {{France-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub