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Jaouad Gharib

1972 - Today

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Jaouad Gharib (Arabic: جواد غريب, born 22 May 1972 in Khenifra) is a Moroccan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. Winner of the 2003 World Championships and 2005 World Championships over the distance, he is also notable because he only began running seriously at the age of twenty-two. His 2005 retention made him the second successive world championship marathon champion, after Abel Antón. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jaouad Gharib has received more than 42,567 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Jaouad Gharib is the 1,722nd most popular athlete (down from 1,127th in 2019), the 140th most popular biography from Morocco (down from 114th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Moroccan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jaouad Gharib ranks 1,722 out of 3,059Before him are Andrea Henkel, Darius Kasparaitis, Antonio Rossi, Sandra Perković, Jānis Bojārs, and Quentin Fillon Maillet. After him are Al Joyner, Adrian Metcalfe, Christiane Wartenberg, Barbara Burke, Yuriy Bilonoh, and Archie Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Jaouad Gharib ranks 437Before him are Naoko Takahashi, Justyna Steczkowska, Angham, Darius Kasparaitis, Nikki Haley, and Steffen Baumgart. After him are Mokhtar Belmokhtar, DJ Lethal, Lisa Leslie, Ulrich Ramé, Takeshi Watanabe, and Lisa Joy.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Jaouad Gharib ranks 140 out of 198Before him are Youssef Chippo (1973), Hassan Nader (1965), Gérard Soler (1954), Abderrazak Hamdallah (1990), Nabil Dirar (1986), and Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco (2003). After him are Youssef En-Nesyri (1997), Tahar El Khalej (1968), Aziz Bouhaddouz (1987), Nadia Hasnaoui (1963), Youssouf Hadji (1980), and French Montana (1984).

Among ATHLETES In Morocco

Among athletes born in Morocco, Jaouad Gharib ranks 7Before him are Saïd Aouita (1959), Rhadi Ben Abdesselam (1929), Hicham El Guerrouj (1974), Nawal El Moutawakel (1962), Brahim Boutayeb (1967), and Nezha Bidouane (1969). After him are Salah Hissou (1972), Khalid Boulami (1969), Mohammed Mourhit (1970), Hasna Benhassi (1978), Rashid Ramzi (1980), and Brahim Lahlafi (1968).