Taoufik Makhloufi
Taoufik Makhloufi (left), winner on 1500m in Zagreb, 2012
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| Native name | توفيق مخلوفي | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Algerian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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29 April 1988 Souk Ahras, Algeria |
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| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | GS Pétroliers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jama Aden (2012-14) ; Philippe Dupont (2014-) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taoufik Makhloufi (Arabic: توفيق مخلوفي; born 29 April 1988) is an Algerian track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance running. He became the 1500 metres Olympic champion at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2016 Makhloufi took the Silver medal in the 800m final of the Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil.
He was also the 800 metres gold medallist at the 2012 African Championships and the 2011 All-Africa Games. He has twice represented Algeria at the World Championships in Athletics. His personal bests are 1.42.61 minutes for the 800 m and 3:28.75 minutes for the 1500 metres. He trains with GS Pétroliers.
Born in Souk Ahras, Makhloufi made his first international outing at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he finished 82nd in the 8 km junior race. He began competing at the senior level in 2009 and at the 2009 Mediterranean Games he placed fourth in the 1500 metres. An appearance at the Golden Gala meeting followed soon after and he ran a personal best of 3:34.34 minutes. He won his first national title that year and represented his country at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, where he was a semi-finalist. In 2010 he improved his best to 3:32.94 minutes at the Herculis meeting and ranked among the top twenty that year. He reached the 1500 m final at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics, but failed to finish.
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