Féthi Baccouche (born 16 November 1960) is a retired Tunisian long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase, the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres.
He was born in Tunis, and represented the club ASM Tunis.[1] One of his first international achievements was a gold medal at the 1976 ISF World Gymnasiade.[2]
He finished twelfth in the steeplechase at the 1984 Olympic Games, and also competed in the 5000 metres at the same Olympics.[1] He also competed at the 1983 World Championships, the 1987 World Championships and the 1988 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[1][3] His best result at the World Cross Country Championships was a 38th place from 1985.[3]
At the 1987 Mediterranean Games he won the bronze medal in the steeplechase and the gold in the 10,000 metres.[4] He won gold medals in both these events at the 1985 Pan Arab Games.[5] At the 1985 African Championships he won a steeplechase bronze medal,[6] and at the 1983 Summer Universiade he won the 5000 metres silver medal and the 10,000 metres bronze medal.[7]
His personal best times were 7.46.17 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in July 1986 in Paris;[8] 8.15.07 minutes in the 3000 metres steeplechase, achieved in July 1987 in Helsinki;[9] and 13.13.94 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in July 1987 at Bislett stadion in Oslo.[10] In middle distance events he had 3.37.98 minutes in the 1500 metres, achieved in July 1987 in Nice;[11] and 3.57.90 minutes in the mile run, achieved in June 1987 in Verona.[12]
Baccouche stands at 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) and weighed about 59 kilograms (130 lb) during his active career.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Fethi Baccouche". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "ISF World Gymnasiade and European School Sport Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ a b Féthi Baccouche at World Athletics
- ^ "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "Pan Arab Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "African Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "World Student Games (Universiade - Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ World men's all-time best 10000m (last updated 2001)
- ^ World men's all-time best 3000m steeplechase (last updated 2001)
- ^ World men's all-time best 10000m (last updated 2001)
- ^ World men's all-time best 1500m (last updated 2001)
- ^ World men's all-time best 1 mile (last updated 2001)
