Abderrahim Zitouna

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Abderrahim Zitouna (born 20 December 1970) is a retired Moroccan long-distance runner. He specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running.

On the track, Zitouna won the silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games [1] and finished thirteenth at the 1997 World Championships. [2] His personal best time was 27.36.73 minutes, achieved in May 1997 in Hengelo. [3]

Zitouna also competed at the World Cross Country Championships in 1992, 1995, 1996 and 1997. His best result came in 1996 when he finished thirteenth in the long race and won a silver medal with the Moroccan team. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Along with track and cross country running, he also took part in road races in his career. He won the 1990 edition of the Giro al Sas 10K in Trento. [8]

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The 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Aix-les-Bains, France, at the Hippodrome de Marlioz on March 25, 1990. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

The 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Colombier, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, at the Planeyse Colombier on March 23, 1986. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald and in the Evening Times.

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References

  1. Mediterranean Games
  2. Abderrahim Zitouna at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. World men's all-time best 10000m (last updated 2001)
  4. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.5km CC Men - Boston White Stadium, Franklin Park Date: Saturday, March 21, 1992". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  5. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Durham University of Durham Date: Saturday, March 25, 1995". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  6. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.1km CC Men - Cape Town Danie Craven Stadium Date: Saturday, March 23, 1996". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  7. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.3km CC Men - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  8. Malcolm Heyworth et al (2010-10-12). Giro al Sas 10 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-11-05.