Rabia Makhloufi (; born November 11, 1986) is an Algerian

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runner. Makhloufi represented

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at the

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, where he competed for the men's 3000 metres steeplechase. He ran in the first heat against twelve other athletes, including France's

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and Kenya's

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, who eventually won the gold medal in the final. He finished the race in eighth place by six hundredths of a second (0.06) ahead of Japan's Yoshitaka Iwamizu, with a time of 8:29.74. Makhloufi, however, failed to advance into the final, as he placed twenty-fifth overall and was ranked farther below four mandatory slots for the next round.

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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
Algerian male steeplechase runners Living people Olympic athletes for Algeria Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics 1986 births Sportspeople from Bordj Bou Arréridj Province 21st-century Algerian sportsmen {{Algeria-athletics-bio-stub