Nabil Adamou (born 8 April 1975) is a retired

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er. At the 1995 African Junior Championships he won the

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and won the silver medal in the long jump. He won bronze medals in the long jump at the

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and 2004 African Championships. He became Algerian champion in 1995 and 2002, facing competition from the likes of Lotfi Khaïda, Farid Hassa, Féthi Amira, Rédouane Youcef and Issam Nima. His personal best jump is 7.96 metres, achieved in July 2002 in

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and repeated in April 2004 in

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