Bakir Benaïssa
Moroccan long-distance runner (born 1931)
Bakir Benaïssa (born 7 April 1931) is a Moroccan former long-distance runner who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, finishing 8th in the marathon in 2:21:21.4, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He won the 10,000 meters and finished second at the 5,000 meters at the Pan-Arab Games in Beirut in 1957, and won the quadrennial Mediterranean Games marathons in 1959 and 1963. He was born in Rabat.[1] The 1960 Rome marathon resulted in a world record for winner, Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila, with Benaïssa's teammate, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam, finishing a close second.[2]
References
- ^ El Guerrouj and Hammou win Moroccan 2003 Sports Awards, IAAF, February 13, 2003. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Marathon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
External links
- Légende du Sport Marocain: Feu Abdeslam Radi 1960 Olympic Marathon video at YouTube
- Profile at trackfield.brinkster.net
- Bakir Benaïssa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Mediterranean Games champions in men's marathon
- 1951: Ahmet Aytar (TUR)
- 1955: Abdel Herin (EGY)
- 1959–1963: Bakir Benaïssa (MAR)
- 1967: Antonio Ambu (ITA)
- 1971: Giovanbattista Bassi (ITA)
- 1975: Antonio Baños (ESP)
- 1979: Michalis Kousis (GRE)
- 1983: Mehmet Terzi (TUR)
- 1987: Enrico Oligarbadessi (ITA)
- 1991: Salah Qoqaiche (MAR)
- 1993: Davide Milesi (ITA)
- 1997: Azzedine Sakhri (ALG)
- 2001: Sergio Chiesa (ITA)
- 2005†: Saïd Belhout (ALG)
- 2009: Ahmed Baday (MAR)
- 2013: Ruggero Pertile (ITA)
- 2018: Mohamed Reda El Aaraby (MAR)
- 2022†: Mouhcine Outalha (MAR)
† At the 2005 Mediterranean Games and 2022 Mediterranean Games the event was replaced by the half marathon
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