Mehdi Baala , born the August 17th 1978 in the district of Hautepierre with Strasbourg, is a Athlète French, of Algerian origin by his/her father, specialist in the tests of medium-distance race. It resides today at Illkirch-Graffenstaden, small town in the south of Strasbourg.
Biography
It is made known general public at the time of the Olympic Games of summer of 2000 where it takes down a fourth promising place on 1500 Mr. the following year, it fails at the time of the Championnats of the world of athletics 2001, finishing only 12th final.In 2002, it gains its first title at the time of the Championnats of Europe of athletics of Munich. The following year, at the time of the Championships of the world of athletics 2003 of Paris, it follows Hicham El Guerrouj perfectly but it is not able to exceed it in the last meters.
At the time of the beginning of the season 2004, it becomes one of the favorites of the Olympic title, and this more especially as Hicham El Guerrouj suffers from an allergy and that it seems less powerful. But it is victim of a distorsion with ankle at a few weeks of the Olympic Games of summer of 2004 of Athens; not being able perfectly to defend its chances, it gives up in series.
Starting from 2005, Jose Marajo joins Jean-Michel Dirringer, its trainer, to follow his preparation.
In 2005 in Helsinki, in spite of the absence of Hicham El Guerrouj, it cracks in semi-final of the 1500 m before rebounding to take with the brawl the 6th place of the 800 m twenty-five years after the final of Jose Marajo in Moscow in 1980.
It is a new departure for Mehdi who seems released and less prone to the pressure. In its second European title to following Gothenburg in 2006 testifies where it flies over its adversaries soon followed by a formidable demonstration to the Memorial Ivo-Van-Lady a few weeks later.
This large runner of 800 m - 1500 m in the line of the Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, if rare in competition, are in search of the two titles which it misses (world in Osaka and Olympic in Beijing). After that, it will be able to attack the record of the 1.000 m held by Noah Ngeny and which tightens the arms to him.
In August 2007, it is selected in team of France to the Championships of the world of athletics 2007. It is disqualified half finale of the 1500m after having hustled adversaries in the ultimate straight line.
Like many athletes and personalities, it carries since 2006, of diamonds to the ears.
He announces on September 13rd, 2007 that he joined the club of Lille-Metropolis.
Prize list
Olympic Games of summer
Championships of the world of athletics
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2007 with Osaka Japan
- Disqualified in semi-final on 1500m
Championships of Europe of athletics
- 2002 with Munich Germany
- gold medal on 1500 m
- 2006 with Gothenburg Sweden
- gold medal on 1500 m
Championships of Europe of athletics in room
Cut of Europe of the nations of athletics
Meeting Golden delicious League
- 1500m:
- Victorious in Paris Saint-Denis in 2003 Victorious
- in Brussels in 2006 Victorious
- in Zurich in 2007
Championships of Europe Hopes of athletics
- 1999
- bronze medal on 1500 m
Championships of France of athletics
- 2002
- 1500 m
- 1500 m
Championships of France of athletics in room
- 2000
- 1500 m
Records
from France
- 800 m in 1 ' 43" 15
- 800 m in room 1 ' 44" 82
- 1000 m in 2 ' 13" 96
- 1000 m in room 2 ' 17" 01
- 1500 m in 3 ' 28" 98
- 1500 m in room 3 ' 35" 56
- 2000 m in 4 ' 53" 12 on June 23rd, 2005.
External bonds
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