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Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad

1985 - Today

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Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (born 15 March 1985) is a retired French professional middle-distance runner of Algerian descent who mainly competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He is the only man to win three Olympic steeplechase medals, claiming silver in 2008 and 2012 and bronze in 2016. He also won two bronze medals at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 2011 and 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad has received more than 113,315 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad is the 3,793rd most popular athlete (down from 2,976th in 2019), the 6,101st most popular biography from France (down from 5,588th in 2019) and the 167th most popular French Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad ranks 3,793 out of 6,025. Before him are Iva Prandzheva, Jimmy Shea, Álex Quiñónez, Cao Yuan, Susan Dunklee, and Du Li. After him are Olaf Winter, Andreas Birnbacher, Kim Graham, Magdalena Gwizdoń, Mārtiņš Rubenis, and Telma Monteiro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad ranks 790. Before him are Katerina Shpitsa, Marcelo Toscano, Fred Gil, Alberto de la Bella, Kris Allen, and Santiago Gentiletti. After him are Chan Siu Ki, Joe Flacco, Zhao Xuri, Mikel González, Morten Rasmussen, and Telma Monteiro.

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In France

Among people born in France, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad ranks 6,101 out of 6,770. Before him are Julien Simon-Chautemps (1978), Ludovic Blas (1997), Benjamin Compaoré (1987), Julien Rodriguez (1978), Didier Rous (1970), and Lamine Gassama (1989). After him are Damien Le Tallec (1990), Zita Hanrot (1989), Alizé Lim (1990), Kévin Rodrigues (1994), Joséphine Japy (1994), and Marie-Antoinette Katoto (1998).

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Among ATHLETES In France

Among athletes born in France, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad ranks 167. Before him are Vincent Jay (1985), Julien Robert (1974), Clarisse Agbegnenou (1992), Hugues Obry (1973), Anaïs Bescond (1987), and Benjamin Compaoré (1987). After him are Émilien Jacquelin (1995), Teddy Tamgho (1989), Ladji Doucouré (1983), Antonin Guigonnat (1991), Jéssica Augusto (1981), and Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (1979).

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