Driss El Himer (Arabic: ادريس الهمِر) (born 1 January 1974 in Khezazna, Morocco) is a Moroccan-French long-distance runner. He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 24 January 2001.[1]
He competed in the marathon at the 2004 Olympics, finishing 68th.
He finished 6th in the long race at the 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 11th in the 5000 m final at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, and 8th in the 10,000 m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.
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2001 | Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:07:02 | |
Lille, France | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:02:08 | |||
2003 | Paris, France | 60th | Marathon | 2:24:23 | ||
2004 | Athens, Greece | 68th | Marathon | 2:29:07 |