Féthi Baccouche (born 16 November 1960) is a retired Tunisian long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase, the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres.
He was born in Tunis, and represented the club ASM Tunis. One of his first international achievements was a gold medal at the 1976 ISF World Gymnasiade.
He finished twelfth in the steeplechase at the 1984 Olympic Games, and also competed in the 5000 metres at the same Olympics. He also competed at the 1983 World Championships, the 1987 World Championships and the 1988 Olympic Games without reaching the final. His best result at the World Cross Country Championships was a 38th place from 1985.
At the 1987 Mediterranean Games he won the bronze medal in the steeplechase and the gold in the 10,000 metres. He won gold medals in both these events at the 1985 Pan Arab Games. At the 1985 African Championships he won a steeplechase bronze medal, and at the 1983 Summer Universiade he won the 5000 metres silver medal and the 10,000 metres bronze medal.
His personal best times were 7.46.17 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in July 1986 in Paris; 8.15.07 minutes in the 3000 metres steeplechase, achieved in July 1987 in Helsinki; and 13.13.94 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in July 1987 at Bislett stadion in Oslo. In middle distance events he had 3.37.98 minutes in the 1500 metres, achieved in July 1987 in Nice; and 3.57.90 minutes in the mile run, achieved in June 1987 in Verona.
Baccouche stands at 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) and weighed about 59 kilograms (130 lb) during his active career.
References
- ^ "Fethi Baccouche". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- "ISF World Gymnasiade and European School Sport Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ Féthi Baccouche at World Athletics
- "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- "Pan Arab Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- "African Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- "World Student Games (Universiade - Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- World men's all-time best 10000m (last updated 2001)
- World men's all-time best 3000m steeplechase (last updated 2001)
- World men's all-time best 10000m (last updated 2001)
- World men's all-time best 1500m (last updated 2001)
- World men's all-time best 1 mile (last updated 2001)
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- 1960 births
- Living people
- Tunisian male long-distance runners
- Tunisian male steeplechase runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Tunisia
- Athletes from Tunis
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Tunisia
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Tunisia
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games
- Universiade medalists for Tunisia
- Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century Tunisian people
- Arab Athletics Championships winners