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Mehdi Baala (Arabic: مهدي بعلة; born 17 August 1978 in Strasbourg) is a French, middle-distance runner competing mainly in the 1500 metres event. Baala has won several major international championships medals in the 1500 metres event – an Olympic Games bronze, a World Championships silver, two European Championships golds and a European Indoor Championships bronze.[1][2] Moreover, he has won several medals in the 1500 metres event of the European Cup, IAAF World Cup and the IAAF World Athletics Final. Baala is considered to be the best French middle-distance runner of all time. As of July 2013, he holds French national outdoor records for four distances (800m: 1.43.15, 1000m: 2.13.96, 1500m: 3.28.98 and 2000m: 4.53.12; all of these were set from 2002 to 2005) and French national indoor records for four distances (800m, 1000m, 1500m and the mile; all of these were set from 2003 to 2009).

Mehdi Baala

Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1978-08-17) 17 August 1978 (age 44) Strasbourg, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	middle-distance running
Medal record Men’s athletics Representing  France Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 1500 m World Championships 2003 Paris 1500 m European Championships 2002 Munich 1500 m 2006 Gothenburg 1500 m European Indoor Championships 2000 Ghent 1500 m

Baala won the silver medal at the 2003 World Championships in the 1500 metres event. At the 2007 World Championships in Osaka in 2007, he finished first in his 1500 metres semi-final heat but was disqualified for causing the fall of two other athletes.[3]

Baala finished fourth in the 1500 metres final at the 2000 Olympics. At the 2008 Olympics, Baala won the bronze medal for the 1500 metres event. He had initially finished in fourth place in the final once again, but the initial winner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his gold medal when he was found guilty of doping and hence Baala was elevated to receive the bronze medal.

On 22 July 2011, immediately after the 1500m race of the Monaco meeting of the IAAF Diamond League, Baala and his fellow competitor and compatriot Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad traded blows on the track. The French Athletics Federation handed Baala and Mekhissi-Benabbad a suspension of 10 months each – 5 months suspended – from all European Athletics and IAAF track meets. Both were each fined 1500 euros and ordered to perform 50 hours of community service. Baala and Mekhissi-Benabbad were nevertheless cleared to take part in the upcoming 2011 World Championships[4][5]

Results in international competitions

Note: Only the position and time in the final are indicated, unless otherwise stated; if the athlete did not qualify for the final, the overall position and time in the first round heats or semifinals are indicated.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  France
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	33rd (1st round heats)	1500 m	4:21.48
1997	European Junior Championships	Ljubljana, Slovenia	7th	1500 m	3:49.51
1999	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	1500 m	3:45.41
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	3rd	1500 m	3:42.27
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	4th	1500 m	3:34.14
	European Cup	Gateshead, England	1st	1500 m	3:41.75
	European Cup	Gateshead, England	1st	800 m	1:47.90
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	12th	1500 m	3:55.36
	European Cup	Bremen, Germany	2nd	1500 m	3:46.29
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	1st	1500 m	3:45.25
	European Cup	Annecy, France	1st	1500 m	3:47.21
	IAAF World Cup	Madrid, Spain	3rd	1500 m	3:38.04
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	2nd	1500 m	3:32.31
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	30th (1st round heats)	1500 m	3:46.06 (1st round heats)
	European Cup	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	1500 m	3:49.13
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	800 m	1:45.32
			19th (semifinals)	1500 m	3:41.34 (semifinals)
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	1500 m	3:39.02
			1st round heat – DNS	800 m	DNS
2007	European Cup	Munich, Germany	1st	1500 m	3:47.36
	IAAF World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	1500 m	3:38.35
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	DQ (semifinals)	1500 m	DQ
2008	European Cup	Annecy, France	1st	1500 m	3:40.55
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	3rd	1500 m	3:34.21
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	7th	1500 m	3:36.99
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	9th	1500 m	3:37.46

References

External links

• Mehdi Baala at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mehdi Baala". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

На других языках

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- [en] Mehdi Baala

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[fr] Mehdi Baala

Mehdi Baala (né le 17 août 1978 à Strasbourg) est un athlète français, spécialiste des courses de demi-fond. Double champion d'Europe du 1 500 mètres, en 2002 à Munich et en 2006 à Göteborg, il est également vice-champion du monde en 2003, et médaillé de bronze des Jeux olympiques de 2008. Il est l'actuel détenteur des records de France du 1 000 mètres et du 1 500 mètres.

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[it] Mehdi Baala

Mehdi Abdelhafid Baala (in arabo: مهدي بعلة‎; Strasburgo, 17 agosto 1978) è un mezzofondista francese di origine algerina, attivo principalmente sui 1500 metri piani, competizione nella quale ha vinto una medaglia d'argento ai mondiali, un bronzo alle Olimpiadi, due titoli europei e un bronzo continentale indoor.

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[ru] Баала, Мехди

Мехди Баала (фр. Mehdi Baala, араб. مهدي بعلة‎‎, 17 августа 1978 года, Страсбург, Франция) — французский бегун на средние дистанции. Бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр 2008 года на дистанции 1500 метров. В финальном забеге финишировал на 4-м месте, однако после того, как за употребление допинга был дисквалифицирован Рашид Рамзи, он поднялся на 3-е место.

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