Elarbi Khattabi (; born 16 May 1976) is a Moroccan

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

who specializes in the

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and

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. He was born in

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. He is a world road relay champion with Moroccan team in Litochoro, Greece 1994. His achievements in the 3000 metres steeplechase on the global level are a tenth place at the 1992 Olympic Games, seventh place at the 1993 World Championships and fifth place at the 1993

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, before he competed at the 1995 World Championships. He then finished eleventh at the 1995 Grand Prix Final, the 1997 World Championships and the 1999 World Championships. He then finished eighth at the 1999 Grand Prix Final, and competed at the

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and the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final. On the regional level he won the silver medal at the

1994 Jeux de la Francophonie The 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as ''IIes Jeux de la Francophonie'', (French language, French for ''Francophone Games'') were held in Paris/Évry, Essonne, Évry-Bondoufle, France from July 5–13, 1994. Sports Medals & Participa ...

and the gold medal at the

2001 Jeux de la Francophonie The 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as ''IVes Jeux de la Francophonie'', (French language, French for ''Francophone Games'') were held in Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec, Canada from July 14–24, 2001. Events Sports Cultural M ...

. With 8:16.63 minutes in 2001 he set a new championship record. He also finished fifth at the

2001 Mediterranean Games The XIV Mediterranean Games (), commonly known as the 2001 Mediterranean Games, were the 14th Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 2–15 September 2001, where 2,991 athletes (1,972 men and 1,019 women) from 23 countries participated. ...

and fourth at the 2002 African Championships. His personal best times were 7.43.06 minutes in the

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, achieved in July 1998 in

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; 8.09.03 minutes in the 3000 metres steeplechase, achieved in July 1999 in

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; and 13.18.92 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in June 1995 in Saint-Denis. At the World Cross Country Championships he recorded many top placements. He finished fourteenth in

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

, eleventh in

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

, sixteenth in

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

, eleventh in

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

and 27th in

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

. He won silver medals with the Moroccan team in the team competitions of 1994, 1995 and 1997, and bronze team medals in 1998 and 2002. The team silver in 1994 was the first team medal claimed by Morocco in this event.

References

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