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Taoufik Makhloufi

1988 - Today

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Taoufik Makhloufi (Arabic: توفيق مخلوفي; born 29 April 1988) is an Algerian athlete who specialises in middle-distance running. He became the 1500 metres Olympic champion at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. In 2016, Makhloufi took the silver medal in the 800m and 1500 m at the Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil. He was also the 800 metres gold medallist at the 2012 African Championships and the 2011 All-Africa Games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Taoufik Makhloufi is the 3,415th most popular athlete (down from 2,962nd in 2024), the 200th most popular biography from Algeria (down from 189th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Algerian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Taoufik Makhloufi ranks 3,415 out of 6,025. Before him are Gerlinde Doberschütz, Chandra Cheeseborough, Ezekiel Kemboi, Kerstin Förster, Jeff Henderson, and Stefano Tilli. After him are Lizzy Yarnold, Aki Parviainen, Karnam Malleswari, Isabelle Boéri-Bégard, Petra Behle, and Anca Tănase.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Taoufik Makhloufi ranks 436. Before him are Katrina Bowden, Sinan Bolat, Park Gyu-ri, Jason Jordan, Isabella Leong, and Holliday Grainger. After him are Max Kruse, Lizzy Yarnold, Giancarlo González, Geeta Phogat, Tori Matsuzaka, and Miguel Layún.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Taoufik Makhloufi ranks 200 out of 213. Before him are Ishak Belfodil (1992), Hillal Soudani (1987), Abdelhafid Tasfaout (1969), Zaho (1980), Fawzi Benkhalidi (1963), and Mohamed Benouza (1972). After him are Lounès Gaouaoui (1977), Abdelhamid Sadmi (1961), Abdelmoumene Djabou (1987), Abderrahmane Hammad (1977), Mustapha Ghorbal (1985), and Boualem Khoukhi (1990).

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Among ATHLETES In Algeria

Among athletes born in Algeria, Taoufik Makhloufi ranks 9. Before him are Hassiba Boulmerka (1968), Noureddine Morceli (1970), Nouria Mérah-Benida (1970), Djabir Saïd-Guerni (1977), Ali Saïdi-Sief (1978), and Amar Benikhlef (1982). After him are Abderrahmane Hammad (1977), Larbi Benboudaoud (1974), Souad Aït Salem (1979), Nassima Saifi (1988), Abdelhafid Benchabla (1986), and Amina Bettiche (1987).

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