| The left hand photo above shows Nabil in his first few strides of the
final of the mens 800m at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The right
hand photo shows Madi in amongst the pack with the Kenyans Wilfred
Bungei (2246) and Alfred Kirwa Yego (2251) leading the way. They went on
to win gold and bronze respectively, with Sudan's Ismail Ahmed Ismail
(far right of picture) taking the silver. Madi finished in a creditable
7th place in what was his first final at a major championship. |
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Men's 800m. Final.
2008 Olympic Games.
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| 1. Wilfred BUNGEI |
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KEN |
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1: 44.65 |
| 2. Ismail Ahmed ISMAIL |
|
SUD |
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1: 44.70 |
| 3. Alfred Kirwa YEGO |
|
KEN |
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1: 44.82 |
| 4. Gary REED |
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CAN |
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1: 44.94 |
| 5. Yusuf Saad KAMEL |
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BRN |
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1: 44.95 |
| 6. Yeimer LOPEZ |
|
CUB |
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1: 45.88 |
| 7. Nabil MADI |
|
ALG |
|
1: 45.96 |
| 8. Nadjim MANSEUR |
|
ALG |
|
1: 47.19 |
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His personal best time was 1:44.54 minutes, achieved in July 2007
in Heusden-Zolder. In the 1500 metres his P.B. was 3:34.74
set in June 2008 in Rabat.