Rachid Habchaoui (born 4 July 1950) is a retired

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long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

who specialized in the

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

and the

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

. He competed in both the

and the

at the

1980 Olympic Games The 1980 Olympics may refer to: * 1980 Winter Olympics, Lake Placid, New York, United States * 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officiall ...

, but failed to reach the final in either event. He won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1979 African Championships, at the

1979 Mediterranean Games The 1979 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the VIII Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Split 1979, were the 8th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Split, Yugoslavia, from 15 to 29 September 1979, where 2,408 athletes (2,00 ...

he won the 5000 metres silver and the 10,000 metres bronze, and at the 1981 Maghreb Championships he won 5000 and 10,000 metres gold medals. His personal best times were 7.49.5 minutes in the

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

, achieved in May 1979 in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

;World men's all-time best 10000m
(last updated 2001) 13.35.8 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in 1979; and 28.24.0 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in 1979.

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1950 births Living people Algerian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Algeria Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Algeria Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Algeria Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics 21st-century Algerian people 20th-century Algerian people {{Algeria-athletics-bio-stub