Youcef Abdi ( Kabyle: Yusef Ɛabdi) (born 7 December 1977) is an Australian

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

who specializes in the

3000 m steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres, which derives its name from the h ...

. He changed his allegiance from Algeria in 2000. Since his retirement from Athletics he has found a new calling and currently plays soccer in the over 35's for Coogee United alongside club legend Ming Ting-Little.

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* 1977 births Living people Australian male middle-distance runners Australian male steeplechase runners Australian people of Algerian descent Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Australia Place of birth missing (living people) People from Azazga World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Kabyle people {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub