Faouzi Lahbi Explained

Faouzi Lahbi (born 2 March 1960) is a retired Moroccan middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.

He competed at the 1983 World Championships,^[1] and at the 1984 Olympics he competed in both 800 metres and 1500 metres.^[2] He won the bronze medal at the 1987 World Indoor Championships.^[3] He went on to finish fifth in the final at the 1987 World Championships^[4] and also competed at the 1988 Olympic Games.^[2] On the regional level he won the silver medal at the 1983 Mediterranean Games and the gold medal at the 1987 Mediterranean Games,^[5] and the silver medal at the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie.^[6]

His personal best times were 1.44.66 minutes in the 800 metres, achieved in August 1986 in Koblenz; and 2.17.90 minutes in the 1000 metres, achieved in August 1982 in Köln.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men 800m Athletics World Championship 1983 Helsinki (FIN). Todor Krastev. 5 March 2010.
2. Web site: Faouzi Lahbi. Sports-Reference.com. 5 March 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025143038/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/faouzi-lahbi-1.html. 25 October 2012.
3. Web site: IAAF World Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. 5 March 2010.
4. Web site: Men 800m World Championship Rome (ITA) 1987. Todor Krastev. 5 March 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090108050000/http://www.todor66.com/athletics/world/1987/Men_800m.html. 8 January 2009.
5. Web site: Mediterranean Games. GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. 5 March 2010.
6. Web site: Francophone Games. GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. 5 March 2010.
7. http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-m04.htm World men's all-time best 800m
8. http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-m04.htm World men's all-time best 1000m