Youssef Benibrahim

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Youssef Benibrahim
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's 1500 metres T13.jpg
Youssef Benibrahim (number 9) in the men's 1500 metres T13 final at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing 5000m - T13
IPC World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 London 5000m - T13
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Doha 5000m - T13

Youssef Benibrahim (born 19 July 1983) is a Paralympic athlete from Morocco competing mainly in category T13 long-distance events. [1]

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Biography

He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a silver medal in the men's 5000 metres - T13 event and finished fourth in the men's 1500 metres - T13 event.

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom he won the gold medal in the men's 5000 metres T13 event. [2]

Notes

  1. "Benibraham Youssef". IPC. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  2. "Men's 5000 metres T13" (PDF). 2017 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.


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