Abderrahim Goumri

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Abderrahim Goumri (born May 21, 1976 in Douar Ouled Talha) is a Moroccan long distance runner.

Earlier in his career Goumri was based in Norway. In 1999 he won the Norwegian championships in both 1500 metres and 5000 metres.^[1][2][3] Like his countryfellow Khalid Skah, who won the Norwegian 5000 m championships in 1997, 1998 and 2000, Goumri represented the athletics club IL i BUL.

He had a very successful marathon debut at the London Marathon 2007, finishing second in 2:07:44 just three seconds behind Martin Lel. At the same event in 2008, he ran a new Moroccan national record of 2:05:30.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	16th	10,000 m
2002	World Cross Country Championships	Dublin, Ireland	7th	Long race
			3rd	Team competition
	African Championships	Radès, Tunisia	4th	10,000 m
2003	World Cross Country Championships	Lausanne, Switzerland	10th	Short race
			3rd	Team competition
			15th	Long race
			3rd	Team competition
	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	9th	3000 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	10th	5000 m
	World Half Marathon Championships	Vilamoura, Portugal	12th	Half marathon
2004	World Cross Country Championships	Brussels, Belgium	14th	Long race
			4th	Team competition
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	13th	5000 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	9th	5000 m
2005	World Cross Country Championships	Saint-Étienne, France	18th	Short race
			4th	Team competition
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	10,000 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	10th	3000 m
2006	World Cross Country Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	11th	Long race
			4th	Team competition
2007	World Cross Country Championships	Mombasa, Kenya	21st	Senior race
			2nd	Team competition

[edit] Personal bests

• 1500 metres - 3:39.80 min (1998)
• 3000 metres - 7:32.36 min (2001)
• 5000 metres - 12:50.25 min (2005)
• 10,000 metres - 27:02.62 min (2005)
• Half Marathon - 1:01:19 hrs (2001)
• Marathon - 2:05:30 hrs (2008; Moroccan record)

[edit] References

• IAAF profile for Abderrahim Goumri

1. ^ Norwegian Championships - GBR Athletics
2. ^ Norwegian championships in 1500 metres
3. ^ Norwegian championships in 5000 metres