Rabia Makhloufi

Rabia Makhloufi
Personal information
Nationality  Algeria
Born 11 November 1986
Ras El Oued, Algeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 3000 m steeplechase: 9:47.88 (2008)
5000 m: 14:04.85 (2007)

Rabia Makhloufi (Arabic: ربيع مخلوف; born November 11, 1986 in Ras El Oued) is an Algerian steeplechase runner.[1] Makhloufi represented Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 3000 metres steeplechase. He ran in the first heat against twelve other athletes, including France's Bouabdellah Tahri and Kenya's Brimin Kipruto, who eventually won the gold medal in the final. He finished the race in eighth place by six hundredths of a second (0.06) ahead of Japan's Yoshitaka Iwamizu, with a time of 8:29.74. Makhloufi, however, failed to advance into the final, as he placed twenty-fifth overall and was ranked farther below four mandatory slots for the next round.[2]

References

  1. "Rabia Makhloufi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  2. "Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 – Heat 1". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

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