Joseph Mahmoud

Joseph Mahmoud (born 13 December 1955 in Safi, Morocco) was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 3000 metre steeple chase.

He competed for France at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's 3000 metre steeplechase event.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing France
1983	Mediterranean Games	Casablanca, Morocco	1st	3000 m steeplechase
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	3000 m steeplechase
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, California	2nd	3000 m steeplechase
1989	Jeux de la Francophonie	Casablanca, Morocco	3rd	3000 m steeplechase

References

Joseph Mahmoud profile at IAAF

Records
Preceded by Anders Gärderud	Men's 3000 m steeplechase European record holder 24 August 1984 – 19 July 2002	Succeeded by Simon Vroemen
Sporting positions
Preceded by Henry Marsh	Men's 3000 m steeplechase best year performance 1984	Succeeded by Henry Marsh

Mediterranean Games champions in men's 3000 metres steeplechase

1949: Mustafa Özcan (TUR)
1951: Božidar Đurašković (YUG)
1955–1959: Georgios Papavasileiou (GRE)
1963: Not held
1967: Javier Álvarez (ESP)
1971: Jean-Paul Villain (FRA)
1975: Boualem Rahoui (ALG)
1979: Mariano Scartezzini (ITA)
1983: Joseph Mahmoud (FRA)
1987: Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA)
1991: Azzedine Brahmi (ALG)
1993: Abdelaziz Sahere (MAR)
1997: Brahim Boulami (MAR)
2001: Antonio David Jiménez (ESP)
2005: Brahim Boulami (MAR)
2009: Jamel Chatbi (MAR)
2013: Amor Ben Yahia (TUN)

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