Younès Moudrik ( ar, يونس مدرك, born 1 October 1977) is a retired Moroccan

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...

er.

Early career

He was born in Rabat. At the 1994 African Junior Championships he won the bronze medal in the long jump and the gold medal in the high jump. His lifetime best in the latter event remained 2.12 metres, achieved in Algiers in July 1994. He finished eighth at the 1996 World Junior Championships, and also competed at the 1994 World Junior Championships, the 1997 World Indoor Championships and the 1997 World Championships without reaching the final. His personal best evolved from 7.55 metres in 1994 to 7.76 in 1995 and 7.80 in 1996, both achieved in

Meknes Meknes ( ar, مكناس, maknās, ; ber, ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, amknas; french: Meknès) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th c ...

. In 1997 he broke the 8-metre barrier when he jumped 8.11 metres in

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

. This earned him the gold medal at the 1997 Pan Arab Games. He became Moroccan champion in 1994 and 1997, facing competition from Mustapha Benmrah, Hassan Ghazala, Mehdi El Ghazouani and Yahya Berrabah.

International breakthrough

In 1998 he fell slightly back to 8.10 metres, achieved in May in

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...

, and did not compete in a major championship. In 1999 he returned to Seville to finish eighth at the 1999 World Championships. He finished fourth at the 1999 Grand Prix Final. He set a new personal best with 8.20 metres in August in

Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...

. In 2000 he won the

African Championships An African Championship is a top level international sports competition between African athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships ;Athletics *African Championships in Ath ...

. His jump of 8.34 metres was a new championship record, and is also his lifetime best. He also competed at the 2000 Olympic Games without reaching the final. In 2001 and 2002 he jumped 8.02 metres indoor three times, two of them in Erfurt. This is the current Moroccan indoor record. He finished eighth at the 2001 World Indoor Championships, won the 2001 Grand Prix Final and a silver medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games. In 2002 he won the

and finished fifth at the

2002 World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football world championship for men's national teams organized by FIFA. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea an ...

. His results declined thereafter. His season's bests were 8.23 in 2001, achieved in September in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, 8.11 in 2002, achieved in June in

Chania Chania ( el, Χανιά ; vec, La Canea), also spelled Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about west of Rethymno and west of Heraklion. The muni ...

, 8.05 in 2003, achieved in August in Casablanca, 7.85 in 2004, achieved in May in Casablanca, and only 7.45 in 2005, achieved in April in Fort-de-France. In 2006 he managed to jump 7.75 metres in May in Abuja. At the 2006 African Championships in August he finished seventh in the long jump and won a bronze medal in the

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

, both with wind-aided marks. His personal best triple jump is 16.80 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Marrakech.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moudrik, Younes 1977 births Living people Moroccan male long jumpers Moroccan male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Morocco Sportspeople from Rabat Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Moroccan people 21st-century Moroccan people