Mahiedine MEKHISSI-BENABBAD

Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad - France - 2012: Olympic Games silver medal & European Champion.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 05 August 2012

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Friday, 15 March 1985
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Reims, France
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • France
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Mahiedine MEKHISSI-BENABBAD - France - 2012: Olympic Games silver medal & European Champion.

Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad is pictured above clearing the last barrier behind Ezekiel Kemboi.

Two days before he was the fastest qualifier for the Final with a time of 8:16.23.

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Men's 3,000m Steeplechase Final. London Games.





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1. Ezekiel KEMBOI   KEN   8:18.56
2. Mahiedine MEKHISSI-BENABBAD   FRA   8:19.08
3. Abel Kiprop MUTAI
  KEN   8:19.73
4. Roba GARI
  ETH   8:20.00
5. Brimin Kiprop KIPRUTO
  KEN   8:23.03
6. Evan JAGER
  USA   8:23.87
7. Hamid EZZINE
  TUR   8:24.90
8. Donald CABRAL
  USA   8:25.91

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Annual progress.

 

2012    8:10.90        Villeneuve-d'Ascq    09/06/2012
2011    8:02.09       Paris                          08/07/2011
2010    8:02.52        Bruxelles                   27/08/2010
2009    8:06.98        Hengelo                    01/06/2009
2008    8:08.95        Zürich                        29/08/2008
2007    8:14.22        Heusden-Zolder      28/07/2007
2006    8:28.25        Reims                        25/07/2006
2005    8:34.45        Strasbourg                23/06/2005
2004    9:01.01        St Maur                      23/06/2004

 

 

Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad is seen here in Helsinki at the 2012 European Athletics

Championships where he won the men's steeplechase. Results below of medallists.

Photo George Herringshaw   29th. June 2012.  ©

 

  

 1 Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad  France
 8:33.29
 2  Tarık Langat Akdağ Turkey  8:35.24
 3  Víctor García  Spain  8:35.87