Sofiane Labidi (; born 29 September 1977 in

Béja Béja ( ') is a city in Tunisia. It is the capital of the Béja Governorate. It is located from Tunis, between the Medjerdah River and the Mediterranean, against the foothills of the Khroumire, the town of Béja is situated on the sides of D ...

) is a

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n sprinter who specialises in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

. He achieved his personal best time of 45.19 seconds in

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in June 2004. He represented his country at the 2000 and 2004

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. He missed the 1997 season due to injury, then missed 1998 due to a

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infection. He was the coach of the Tunisian national sprint and

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team from 2011 to 2013.

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* 1977 births Living people People from Béja Sportspeople from Béja Governorate Tunisian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Tunisia Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics African Games bronze medalists for Tunisia African Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Tunisia Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Tunisia Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Tunisian people 21st-century Tunisian sportsmen {{Tunisia-athletics-bio-stub