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'''Abdellatif Meftah''' (born January 3, 1982, in [[Bouchane]], [[Morocco]]) is a French [[long distance runner]].
'''Abdellatif Meftah''' (born 3 January 1982 in [[Bouchane]], [[Morocco]]) is a French [[long distance runner]].


He ran for [[Morocco]] at the [[Athletics at the 2004 Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]] and won a [[gold medal]] in the [[half marathon]] for his home nation.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=27632.html Moroccan and Algerian half marathon victories close Pan-Arab Games – Final Day]. [[IAAF]] (2004-10-09). Retrieved on 2010-09-07.</ref> Transferring his nationality, Meftah represented France at the [[2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships]] and finished in 40th place. He broke the [[French records in athletics|French record]] in the half marathon at the [[Semi-Marathon de Lille]] in September that year, running a time of 1:00:46 to erase [[Larbi Zeroual]]'s mark from 1999.<ref>[http://www.ouest-france.fr/ofdernmin_-Meftah-bat-le-record-de-France-du-semi-marathon_42314-1500467-pere-pdl_filDMA.Htm Meftah bat le record de France du semi-marathon]. ''[[Ouest-France]]'' (2010-09-06). Retrieved on 2010-09-07.</ref> At the [[2010 European Cross Country Championships]] he led the French men to the team title, although he just missed out on an individual medal with his fourth-place finish.<ref>[http://www.european-athletics.org/17th-spar-european-cross-country-championships/senior-mens-final-lebid-leaves-it-late-but-triumphs-again.html SENIOR MEN'S FINAL: Lebid leaves it late but triumphs again] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115014455/http://www.european-athletics.org/17th-spar-european-cross-country-championships/senior-mens-final-lebid-leaves-it-late-but-triumphs-again.html |date=2011-01-15 }}. European Athletics (2010-12-12). Retrieved on 2010-12-12.</ref> Meftah moved up a further distance on the roads, making his debut at the 2011 [[Paris Marathon]] in April.<ref>[http://www.european-athletics.org/general-news/frances-abdellatif-meftah-makes-marathon-debut-in-paris-on-sunday.html France’s Abdellatif Meftah makes marathon debut in Paris on Sunday] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110413052216/http://www.european-athletics.org/general-news/frances-abdellatif-meftah-makes-marathon-debut-in-paris-on-sunday.html |date=April 13, 2011 }}. [[European Athletics]] (2011-04-07). Retrieved on 2011-04-14.</ref> He was Europe's top finisher at the competition, coming tenth, and completed the course in a time of 2:10:53 hours.<ref>Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2011-04-10). [http://www.iaaf.org/LRR11/news/newsid=59723.html Fast Kenyan sweep by Kiptoo and Jeptoo at Paris Marathon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414033820/http://www.iaaf.org/LRR11/news/newsid%3D59723.html |date=2011-04-14 }}. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2011-04-14.</ref>
He ran for [[Morocco]] at the [[Athletics at the 2004 Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]] and won a [[gold medal]] in the [[half marathon]] for his home nation.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=27632.html Moroccan and Algerian half marathon victories close Pan-Arab Games – Final Day]. [[IAAF]] (2004-10-09). Retrieved on 2010-09-07.</ref> Transferring his nationality, Meftah represented France at the [[2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships]] and finished in 40th place. He broke the [[French records in athletics|French record]] in the half marathon at the [[Semi-Marathon de Lille]] in September that year, running a time of 1:00:46 to erase [[Larbi Zeroual]]'s mark from 1999.<ref>[http://www.ouest-france.fr/ofdernmin_-Meftah-bat-le-record-de-France-du-semi-marathon_42314-1500467-pere-pdl_filDMA.Htm Meftah bat le record de France du semi-marathon]. ''[[Ouest-France]]'' (2010-09-06). Retrieved on 2010-09-07.</ref> At the [[2010 European Cross Country Championships]] he led the French men to the team title, although he just missed out on an individual medal with his fourth-place finish.<ref>[http://www.european-athletics.org/17th-spar-european-cross-country-championships/senior-mens-final-lebid-leaves-it-late-but-triumphs-again.html SENIOR MEN'S FINAL: Lebid leaves it late but triumphs again] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115014455/http://www.european-athletics.org/17th-spar-european-cross-country-championships/senior-mens-final-lebid-leaves-it-late-but-triumphs-again.html |date=2011-01-15 }}. European Athletics (2010-12-12). Retrieved on 2010-12-12.</ref> Meftah moved up a further distance on the roads, making his debut at the 2011 [[Paris Marathon]] in April.<ref>[http://www.european-athletics.org/general-news/frances-abdellatif-meftah-makes-marathon-debut-in-paris-on-sunday.html France’s Abdellatif Meftah makes marathon debut in Paris on Sunday] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110413052216/http://www.european-athletics.org/general-news/frances-abdellatif-meftah-makes-marathon-debut-in-paris-on-sunday.html |date=April 13, 2011 }}. [[European Athletics]] (2011-04-07). Retrieved on 2011-04-14.</ref> He was Europe's top finisher at the competition, coming tenth, and completed the course in a time of 2:10:53 hours.<ref>Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2011-04-10). [http://www.iaaf.org/LRR11/news/newsid=59723.html Fast Kenyan sweep by Kiptoo and Jeptoo at Paris Marathon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414033820/http://www.iaaf.org/LRR11/news/newsid%3D59723.html |date=2011-04-14 }}. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2011-04-14.</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IAAF|199500}}
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{Olympedia}}
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* {{CNOSF profile|2/meftah-132302}}
* {{SR/Olympics profile|me/abdellatif-meftah-1}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|abdellatif-meftah|org_archive=20210120230903}}
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* {{CNOSF|2/meftah-132302|archive=20220809235617}}


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[[Category:Moroccan male long-distance runners]]
[[Category:Moroccan male long-distance runners]]
[[Category:Moroccan male marathon runners]]
[[Category:Moroccan male marathon runners]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes of France]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for France]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:21st-century French sportsmen]]
[[Category:21st-century Moroccan sportsmen]]




Latest revision as of 06:21, 21 November 2024

Abdellatif Meftah
Personal information
Born (1982-01-03) 3 January 1982 (age 42)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country France
SportAthletics
EventMarathon

Abdellatif Meftah (born 3 January 1982 in Bouchane, Morocco) is a French long distance runner.

He ran for Morocco at the Pan Arab Games and won a gold medal in the half marathon for his home nation.[1] Transferring his nationality, Meftah represented France at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and finished in 40th place. He broke the French record in the half marathon at the Semi-Marathon de Lille in September that year, running a time of 1:00:46 to erase Larbi Zeroual's mark from 1999.[2] At the 2010 European Cross Country Championships he led the French men to the team title, although he just missed out on an individual medal with his fourth-place finish.[3] Meftah moved up a further distance on the roads, making his debut at the 2011 Paris Marathon in April.[4] He was Europe's top finisher at the competition, coming tenth, and completed the course in a time of 2:10:53 hours.[5]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Morocco
2004 Pan Arab Games Algiers, Algeria 1st Half marathon 1:05:33
Representing  France
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 10th 10,000 m 29:14.74

References

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  1. ^ Moroccan and Algerian half marathon victories close Pan-Arab Games – Final Day. IAAF (2004-10-09). Retrieved on 2010-09-07.
  2. ^ Meftah bat le record de France du semi-marathon. Ouest-France (2010-09-06). Retrieved on 2010-09-07.
  3. ^ SENIOR MEN'S FINAL: Lebid leaves it late but triumphs again Archived 2011-01-15 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (2010-12-12). Retrieved on 2010-12-12.
  4. ^ France’s Abdellatif Meftah makes marathon debut in Paris on Sunday Archived April 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (2011-04-07). Retrieved on 2011-04-14.
  5. ^ Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2011-04-10). Fast Kenyan sweep by Kiptoo and Jeptoo at Paris Marathon Archived 2011-04-14 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-14.
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