Allel Boukhalfa

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Allel Boukhalfa
Allel Boukhalfa - 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.jpg
Personal information
Nationality Algerian
Born (1988-02-17) 17 February 1988 (age 36)
Sport
CountryFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Sport Paralympic athletics
Disability class T35
Event(s) Sprinter
Middle distance
ClubMostakbel Algiers
Medal record
Men's paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
IPC World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Christchurch 100 m T35
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Christchurch 200 m T35

Allel Boukhalfa (17 February 1988) is a Paralympic athlete from Algeria. [1] Boukhalfa represented his country twice at the Summer Paralympic Games, in 2008 in Beijing and 2012 in London.

He is the current world record holder in the T35 400m with a performance of 60.55 which he set in Christchurch, New Zealand on the 29 January 2011, set while winning gold at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships. He also finished second in the T35 200m at the same championships.

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References

  1. "Allel Boukhalfa". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.