Féthi Baccouche (born 16 November 1960) is a retired

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who specialized in the

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, the

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and the

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. He was born in

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, and represented the club ASM Tunis. One of his first international achievements was a gold medal at the 1976 ISF World Gymnasiade. He finished twelfth in the

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at the

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, and also competed in the

at the same Olympics. He also competed at the 1983 World Championships, the 1987 World Championships and the 1988 Olympic Games without reaching the final. His best result at the World Cross Country Championships was a 38th place from

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. At the

1987 Mediterranean Games The X Mediterranean Games (), commonly known as the 1987 Mediterranean Games, were the 10th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Latakia, Syria, from 11 to 25 September 1987. A total of 1,996 athletes from 18 countries participated, of wh ...

he won the bronze medal in the steeplechase and the gold in the 10,000 metres. He won gold medals in both these events at the

1985 Pan Arab Games The 6th Arab Games were held in Casablanca, Morocco from 8 to 16 August 1985. A total of 3,442 athletes from 17 countries participated in events in 18 sports. The 1985 games were the first to allow women to compete. Sports Medal table R ...

. At the 1985 African Championships he won a steeplechase bronze medal, and at the

1983 Summer Universiade The 1983 Summer Universiade, also known as the 1983 World University Games or XII Summer Universiade, took place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between July 1 and 12, 1983. Over 2400 athletes from 73 countries participated. It was the first time Ca ...

he won the 5000 metres silver medal and the 10,000 metres bronze medal. His personal best times were 7.46.17 minutes in the

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, achieved in July 1986 in

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; 8.15.07 minutes in the 3000 metres steeplechase, achieved in July 1987 in

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; and 13.13.94 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in July 1987 at

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. In middle distance events he had 3.37.98 minutes in the

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, achieved in July 1987 in

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, achieved in June 1987 in

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.World men's all-time best 1 mile
(last updated 2001) Baccouche stands at and weighed about during his active career.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baccouche, Fethi 1960 births Living people Tunisian male long-distance runners Tunisian male steeplechase runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Tunisia Athletes from Tunis Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Tunisia Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Tunisia Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Universiade medalists for Tunisia Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade 21st-century Tunisian people Arab Athletics Championships winners