Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux (born 12 October 1980) is a French

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who specialises in the

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. He represented France at the

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and at the

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and competed at the

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in 2007, 2009 and 2011. His personal best for the event is 8:14.74 minutes. Born in Saint-Michel, Charente, he began competing in 1997 and in his first international selections for France he came 52nd in the junior race at the

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, then went on to finish ninth in the steeplechase at the

2001 European Athletics U23 Championships The 3rd European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Amsterdam, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean ...

.VINCENT ZOUAOUI DANDRIEUX
FFA. Retrieved on 2011-06-19. At the

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he won his first international medal, taking the

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in the steeplechase behind Spain's César Pérez. He represented France at the

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in June, coming sixth, and improved his steeplechase personal best 8:16.55 minutes at the

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. This led to an appearance at the

2007 World Championships in Athletics The 11th World Championships in Athletics, () under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007. 200 of the IAAF's 212 member feder ...

, where he was eliminated in the first round.Zouaoui-Dandrieux, Vincent

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. Retrieved on 2011-06-18. At the 2008 IAAF Golden League's

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in Paris, he came fifth in his speciality, improving his best time to 8:14.74 minutes and finishing one place behind fellow Frenchman Bouabdellah Tahri. Alongside Tahri and Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, he was one of three representatives for France in the men's steeplechase at the

, but Zouaoui-Dandrieux did not progress pass the heats stage. In 2009, he won the national title in the steeplechase at the

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. At the

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he helped France to fourth place in the rankings with his silver medal performance in the steeplechase behind Mustafa Mohamed. He returned to the global stage at the

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, but was again eliminated in the first round. The following season he competed at the

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, but managed only ninth place in his heat. At the

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, he had his first win on the international stage, seeing off Steffen Uliczka to claim the

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in the steeplechase.2011 European Team Championships - Men's Steeplechase Results

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. Retrieved on 2011-06-19.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zouaoui-Dandrieux, Vincent Living people 1980 births French male long-distance runners French male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for France Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for France 21st-century French sportsmen