Adil Kaouch (Arabic: عادل الكوش) (born 1 January 1979) is a Moroccan middle distance runner.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Athletics | ||
Representing  Morocco
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| World Championships | ||
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2005 Helsinki | 1500 m |
| Mediterranean Games | ||
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2005 Almería | 1500 m |
In 1998 he won the World Junior Championships over 1500 metres. The next year won a 5000 metres gold medal at the 1999 Pan Arab Games.
At the 1999 and 2001 World Championships, he took the role of setting a fast early pace to pull his teammate Hicham El Guerrouj away to victory. [1]
At the 2000 Sydney Olympic he failed to advance from his heat in the 1500m, and Hicham El Guerrouj was eventually upset in a sprint finish by Kenyan Noah Ngeny. At this race, another Moroccan runner Youssef Baba set the pace for El Guerrouj.
At the 2004 Athens Olympic he finished 9th (3:38.26) at the 1500m final, where his compatriot Hicham El Guerrouj won the Olympics gold medal. At this race he did not run as a pacemaker for El Guerrouj, although he was expected to do so.
In August 2005 he won a 1500 metres silver medal at the World Championships.
In April 2006 he won the silver medal in the short race at the World Cross Country Championships, as well as a bronze medal in the team competition. [2]
Kaouch was suspended in August 2007 after failing a doping test.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ El Guerrouj bids farewell to the 1500 metres Archived November 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - 2001 World Championships
- ^ silver medal at World Cross Country Championships(short race) -- IAAF
- ^ Moroccan runner Kaouch suspended after failing doping test - International Herald Tribune
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