Abdelmalik Lahoulou

Abdelmalik Lahoulou

Lahoulou at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	7 May 1992 (1992-05-07) (age 31) Jijel, Algeria
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country	Algeria
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 m hurdles / 4x400 m Relay
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	Finalist at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships - Doha
Personal best	48.39 (2019)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Algeria African Games 2015 Brazzaville 400 m hurdles 2019 Rabat 400 m hurdles African Championships 2018 Asaba 400 m hurdles 2022 Port Louis 400 m hurdles Military World Games 2015 South Korea 400 m hurdles 2015 South Korea 4x400 m Relay 2019 South China 400 m hurdles 2019 South China 4x400 m Relay Mediterranean Games 2022 Algeria 4x400 m Relay 2022 Algeria 400 m hurdles 2018 Spain 4x400 m Relay World University Games 2015 South Korea 400 m hurdles 2017 Taipie 400 m hurdles

Abdelmalik Lahoulou (born 7 May 1992) is an Algerian athlete specializing in the 400 metres hurdles. He won the gold at the 2015 African Games, 2015 Military World Games, 2019 African Games and the silver at the 2015 Summer Universiade, 2022 African Championships in Athletics and more. His personal best in the event is 48.47 seconds set at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics. This was the current national record before he improved it to 48.39 at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Algeria
2009	World Youth Championships	Brixen, Italy	20th (h)	400 m hurdles (84 cm)	55.30
				Medley relay	DQ
	Arab Youth Athletics Championships	Aleppo, Syria	2nd	400 m hurdles (84 cm)	53.08
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	29th (h)	400 m hurdles	53.00
2011	African Junior Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	1st	400 m hurdles	51.69
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	7th	400 m hurdles	51.09
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.27
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	1st	400 m hurdles	50.96
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.04
2014	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	10th (h)	400 m hurdles	51.67
2015	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	2nd	400 m hurdles	48.99
	World Championships	Beijing, China	14th (sf)	400 m hurdles	48.87
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	1st	400 m hurdles	48.67
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.07
	Military World Games	Mungyeong, South Korea	1st	400 m hurdles	49.43
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.78
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	13th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.08
2017	Arab Championship	Radès, Tunisia	1st	400 m hurdles	49.05
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.49
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	10th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.33
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	3rd	400 m hurdles	49.30
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	4th	400 m hurdles	49.45
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.28
	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	1st	400 m hurdles	48.47
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.27
	IAAF Continental Cup	Ostrava	5th	400 m hurdles	49.12
2019	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	1st	400 m hurdles	48.95
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.85
	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	1st	400 m hurdles	49.08
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	8th	400 m hurdles	49.46
	Military World Games	Wuhan, China	2nd	400 m hurdles	49.68
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.67
2021	Arab Championship	Radès, Tunisia	1st	400 m hurdles	49.45
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	18th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.14
2022	African Championships	Port Louis, Mauritius	2nd	400 m hurdles	50.10
	Mediterranean Games	Oran, Algeria	3rd	400 m hurdles	48.87
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.41
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	10th (sf)	400 m hurdles	48.90
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	3rd	400 m hurdles	49.15
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.52
2023	Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	2nd	400 m hurdles	49.47
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	–	400 m hurdles	DNF
2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	6th	400 m hurdles	50.34

External links

• Abdelmalik Lahoulou at Olympics.com
• Abdelmalik Lahoulou at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)