| A delighted Mehdi is pictured above crossing the line to win gold in
the mens 1500m final at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg.
Ukraine's Ivan Heshko (960) won the silver and Spain's Juan Carlos
Higuero (245) the bronze. Baala's victory meant that he retained the
title that he had won four years previously in Munich. |
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Championnats d'Europe d'Athlétisme 2006
800m Finale.
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| 1. Mehdi BAALA |
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FRA |
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3: 39.02 |
| 2. Ivan HESHKO |
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UKR |
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3: 39.50 |
| 3. Juan Carlos HIGUERO |
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SPA |
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3: 39.62 |
| 4. Arturo CASADO |
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SPA |
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3: 40.86 |
| 5. Sergio GALLARDO |
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SPA |
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3: 41.24 |
| 6. Andy BADDELEY |
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GBR |
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3: 42.31 |
| 7. Christian OBRIST |
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ITA |
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3: 42.59 |
| 8. Liam REALE |
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IRL |
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3: 42.65 |
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The main photo above shows Mehdi Baala lunging for the line with Spain's Reyes Estevez in the final of the 1500m
at the 2002 European Championships. The inset picture shows Mehdi awaiting the verdict
of the judges - it was good news as he was awarded the Gold medal ! Photo 8th August by G. Herringshaw. ©
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| 1500m. Finale {Hommes} |
| 2002 Championnats d'Europe d'Athlétisme |
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| 1 Mehdi BAALA |
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Fra |
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3: 45.25 |
| 2 Reyes Estevez |
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Spa |
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3: 45.25 |
| 3 Rui Silva |
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Por |
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3: 45.43 |
| 4 Fouad Chouki |
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Fra |
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3: 45.46 |
| 5 Juan C. Higuero |
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Spa |
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3: 45.81 |
| 6 Michael East |
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Gbr |
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3: 46.30 |
| 7 Christian Obrist |
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Ita |
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3: 46.57 |
| 8 Marko Koers |
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Ned |
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3: 46.68 |