Athletics at the 1985 Arab Games

Athletics
at the 1985 Pan Arab Games
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Athletics at the 1985 Pan Arab Games were held in Casablanca, Morocco from August 3 to 8, 1985.^[1]^[2]

MEN

100m

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Faraj Marzouk	1961	QAT	10.52	CR
Silver	Omar Ghizlat	1950	MAR	10.55
Bronze	Mustafa Kamel Selmi	1965	ALG	10.56

200m

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Omar Ghizlat	1950	MAR	21.15	CR
Silver	Jamal Sulaiman		QAT	21.27
Bronze	Mustafa Kamel Selmi	1965	ALG	21.39

400m

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK
Gold	Aouf Abdulrahman Yousef	1960	IRQ	46.29
Silver	Ali Bakhta	1961	ALG	46.63
Bronze	Said M'Hand	1958	MAR	46.79

800m

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Omar Khalifa	1956	SUD	1:47.06	CR
Silver	Abdi Bile	1962	SOM	1:47.24
Bronze	Ibrahim Omar		SOM	1:48.08

1500m

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Said Aouita	1959	MAR	3:35.63	CR
Silver	Abdi Bile	1962	SOM	3:36.92
Bronze	Rachid Kram	1963	ALG	3:43.85

5000m

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Fethi Baccouche	1960	TUN	14:09.50	CR
Silver	Abderrazzak Bounour	1957	ALG	14:10.27
Bronze	Arabi Al Moukdine		MAR	14:10.47

10,000m

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Abderrazak Gtari	1960	TUN	29:07.7	CR
Silver	Ahmed Musa Jouda	1957	SUD	29:07.8
Bronze	Habib Ramadan	1960	TUN	29:10.7

Marathon

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK
Gold	Lahbib Ouhbib		MAR	2:19:59
Silver	Omar Musa Bouh	1961	DJI	2:20:43
Bronze	Hamadache Azraki		ALG	2:30:00

3000SC

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Fethi Baccouche	1960	TUN	8:34.80	CR
Silver	Habib Cherif		ALG	8:36.52
Bronze	Mohammed Mastour		MAR	8:39.55

110H

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Ahmed Hamada	1961	BRN	14.29	CR
Silver	Naji Mohsen Ghazi		IRQ	14.42
Bronze	Rashid Sheban Marzouk	1967	QAT	14.44

400H

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Ahmed Hamada	1961	BRN	50.13	CR
Silver	Jasem Al-Douwaila	1963	KUW	50.74
Bronze	Fadhel Khayati	1965	TUN	51.69

HJ

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Mohamed Aghlal	1961	MAR	2.16	CR
Silver	Khalid Koughbar		MAR	2.11
Bronze	Othmane Belfaa	1961	ALG	2.11

PV

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Mohamed Bouihiri		MAR	4.70	CR
Silver	Youssef Qortobi		MAR	4.60
Bronze	Naser Al-Wahibi	1966	KSA	4.60

LJ

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Mohamed Abdusalam Bishti	1957	LBA	7.68	CR
Silver	Mustapha Benmarah		MAR	7.39
Bronze	Mohammed El-Aid Zaghoudi	1963	TUN	7.36

TJ

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Fethi Khalifa Aboud	1964	LBA	16.13	CR
Silver	Mustapha Benmarah		MAR	15.90
Bronze	Hasan Nassir		IRQ	15.82

SP

MEDAL	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Mohamed Fatihi	MAR	17.28	CR
Silver	Mahmoud Shakir	IRQ	16.78
Bronze	Mahmoud Abel	KUW	16.24

DT

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Abderrazak Benhassine	1957	TUN	54.76	CR
Silver	Yacine Louail	1958	ALG	50.88
Bronze	Mohamed Fatihi		MAR	50.46

HT

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Hakim Toumi	1961	ALG	66.32	CR
Silver	Yacine Louail	1958	ALG	62.40
Bronze	Walid Saleh Al-Bekhit	1965	KUW	59.98

JT

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Ahmed Mahour Bacha	1961	ALG	76.88	CR
Silver	Tarek Chaabani	1957	TUN	75.98
Bronze	Ghanem Mabrouk Zaid Johar	1965	KUW	72.22

20kmW

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK
Gold	Abdelwahab Ferguene	1958	ALG	1:32:31
Silver	Benamar Kachkouche	1951	ALG	1:35:34
Bronze	Hassan Kouchaoui		MAR	1:43:19

Decathlon

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	W/I	RECORD
Gold	Ahmed Mahour Bacha	1961	ALG	7577	pts	CR
Silver	Hatem Bachar	1963	TUN	7124	pts
Bronze	Abdenasir Moumen		MAR	6848	pts

4x100m

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	-		QAT	40.17	CR
	-		QAT	40.17	CR
	Jamal Sulaiman		QAT	40.17	CR
	Faraj Marzouk	1961	QAT	40.17	CR
Silver	-		MAR	40.54
	Rachid Baali		MAR	40.54
	-		MAR	40.54
	Omar Ghizlat	1950	MAR	40.54
Bronze	-		KSA	40.95
	-		KSA	40.95
	-		KSA	40.95
	-		KSA	40.95

4x400m

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	-		MAR	3:08.21	CR
	-		MAR	3:08.21	CR
	Brahim Aboualam		MAR	3:08.21	CR
	Said M'Hand	1958	MAR	3:08.21	CR
Silver	-		IRQ	3:08.83
	-		IRQ	3:08.83
	Ismail Ahmed		IRQ	3:08.83
	Aouf Abdulrahman Yousef	1960	IRQ	3:08.83
Bronze	-		ALG	3:09.16
	-		ALG	3:09.16
	Ali Bakhta	1961	ALG	3:09.16
	Mohamed Aissaoui		ALG	3:09.16

WOMEN

100m

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Nawal El Moutawakel	1962	MAR	11.85	CR
Silver	Meryem Oumezdi	1968	MAR	11.99
Bronze	Intisar Shaker (1966)		IRQ	12.15

200m

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Nawal El Moutawakel	1962	MAR	23.67	CR,NR
Silver	Meryem Oumezdi	1968	MAR	24.89
Bronze	Intisar Shaker (1966)		IRQ	25.07

400m

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Nawal El Moutawakel	1962	MAR	53.23	CR
Silver	Sara Touibi	1959	TUN	55.14
Bronze	Iman Sabih Hussein (1966)		IRQ	55.48

800m

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Fatima Aouam	1959	MAR	2:04.39	CR
Silver	Iman Sabih Hussein (1966)		IRQ	2:04.92
Bronze	Rashida Asnam		MAR	2:06.78

1500m

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK
Gold	Fatima Aouam	1959	MAR	4:17.43
Silver	Hassania Darami	1953	MAR	4:20.48
Bronze	Mubaraka Al Hajj Abdallah		ALG	4:27.55

3000m

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK
Gold	Hassania Darami	1953	MAR	9:18.98
Silver	Mubaraka Al Hajj Abdallah		ALG	9:19.35
Bronze	Malika Benhabyles		ALG	9:33.09

100H

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Nacera Achir	1963	ALG	14.18
Silver	Sherifa Meskaoui	1951	MAR	14.20	NR
Bronze	Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab	1966	ALG	14.53

400H

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Nawal El Moutawakel	1962	MAR	58.47	CR
Silver	Aicha Faysal		MAR	1:00.77
Bronze	Hind Kabaoiu	1969	TUN	1:03.74

HJ

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK
Gold	Kawther Akremi	1958	TUN	1.73
Silver	Nacera Achir-Zaaboub	1963	ALG	1.71
Bronze	Dalila Tayebi	1959	ALG	1.67

LJ

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	Basma Gharbi	1963	TUN	6.03	NR
Silver	Naima Benboubker	1955	MAR	5.78
Bronze	Dalila Tayebi	1959	ALG	5.69

SP

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK
Gold	Souad Malloussi	1957	MAR	15.23
Silver	Sherifa Meskaoui	1951	MAR	14.29
Bronze	Aicha Dahmous	1958	ALG	14.26

DT

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK
Gold	Zoubaida Laayouni	1956	MAR	52.54
Silver	Aicha Dahmous	1958	ALG	50.22
Bronze	Sherifa Meskaoui	1951	MAR	44.56

JT

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK
Gold	Samia Djemaa	1963	ALG	52.40
Silver	Samira Benhamza	1962	MAR	48.58
Bronze	Zoubaida Laayouni	1956	MAR	36.74

Heptathlon

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	W/I	RECORD
Gold	Sherifa Meskaoui	1951	MAR	5305	pts	NR
Silver	Nacera Achir-Zaaboub	1963	ALG	5172	pts
Bronze	Yasmina Azzizi	1966	ALG	4714	pts

4x100m

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	-		MAR	46.21	CR
	Naima Benboubker	1955	MAR	46.21	CR
	Nawal El Moutawakel	1962	MAR	46.21	CR
	Meryem Oumezdi	1968	MAR	46.21	CR
Silver	-		IRQ	47.79
	-		IRQ	47.79
	-		IRQ	47.79
	Intisar Shaker (1966)		IRQ	47.79
Bronze	Nacera Achir-Zaaboub	1963	ALG	47.97
	Dalila Tayebi	1959	ALG	47.97
	Rachida Ferdjaoui (1965)		ALG	47.97
	Souad Chouider		ALG	47.97

4x400m

MEDAL	ATHLETE	DOB	COUNTRY	MARK	RECORD
Gold	-		MAR	3:40.54	CR
	Rashida Asnam		MAR	3:40.54	CR
	Aicha Faysal		MAR	3:40.54	CR
	Nawal El Moutawakel	1962	MAR	3:40.54	CR
Silver	-		IRQ	3:46.00
	-		IRQ	3:46.00
	Intisar Shaker (1966)		IRQ	3:46.00
	Iman Sabih Hussein (1966)		IRQ	3:46.00
Bronze	-		TUN	3:47.04
	-		TUN	3:47.04
	Hind Kabaoiu	1969	TUN	3:47.04
	Sara Touibi	1959	TUN	3:47.04

Medal table

* Host nation (Morocco)

Women's competition:^[3]
Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Morocco *	12	8	2	22
2	Algeria	2	4	8	14
3	Tunisia	2	1	3	6
4	Iraq	0	3	3	6
Totals (4 entries)		16	16	16	48

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References

↑ "Athletics Podium". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
↑ "Pan Arab Games". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
↑ Al Watan Al Riyadi N°80, September 1985, pages 50 and 51.

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[1] "Athletics Podium". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 2022-08-16.

[2] "Pan Arab Games". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.

[3] Al Watan Al Riyadi N°80, September 1985, pages 50 and 51.

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Contents

MEN

100m

200m

400m

800m

1500m

5000m

10,000m

Marathon

3000SC

110H

400H

HJ

PV

LJ

TJ

SP

DT

HT

JT

20kmW

Decathlon

4x100m

4x400m

WOMEN

100m

200m

400m

800m

1500m

3000m

100H

400H

HJ

LJ

SP

DT

JT

Heptathlon

4x100m

4x400m

Medal table

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References