Bakir Benaïssa

Bakir Benaïssa (born 7 April 1931) is a Moroccan former long-distance runner, born in Rabat, who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, finishing 8th in the marathon in 2:21:21.4, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He won the 10,000 meters and finished second at the 5,000 meters at the Pan-Arab Games in Beirut in 1957, and won the quadrennial Mediterranean Games marathons in 1959 and 1963.^[1]

The blazing start through twelve miles in the 1960 Rome marathon resulted in an eventual world record for winner, Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila, with Benaïssa's teammate, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam, finishing a close second.^[2]

References

^ El Guerrouj and Hammou win Moroccan 2003 Sports Awards, IAAF, February 13, 2003. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Marathon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2019.

External links

Légende du Sport Marocain: Feu Abdeslam Radi 1960 Olympic Marathon video at YouTube
Profile at trackfield.brinkster.net
Bakir Benaïssa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[1] El Guerrouj and Hammou win Moroccan 2003 Sports Awards, IAAF, February 13, 2003. Retrieved June 3, 2019.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Marathon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2019.

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