Abdelkader Zaddem
Abdelkader Zaddem (born 29 June 1944) is a retired Tunisian long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres.
He finished eighth at the 1972 Olympic Games.[1] When he won the gold medal at the 1975 Mediterranean Games, he also set a championship record of 28:27.0 minutes which stood until 1991.[2] He also won two gold medals at the 1973 Maghreb Championships and one at the 1975 Maghreb Championships.[3] He competed many times at the World Cross Country Championships, with a nineteenth place from 1974 and a twelfth place from 1975 as his best results.[4]
His personal best 10,000 metres time was 28.14.8 minutes, achieved at the 1972 Olympics.[5] He also had 13.31.2 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in June 1976 in Saint-Maur.[6]
References
- ^ "Abdel Kader Zaddem". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Maghreb Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Abdelkader Zaddem at World Athletics
- ^ World men's all-time best 10000m (last updated 2001)
- ^ World men's all-time best 5000m (last updated 2001)
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