Mehdi Baala, born on 17 August 1978 in Strasbourg, is a French former middle-distance runner who competed mainly over 1500 metres. He won an Olympic bronze medal, a World Championships silver medal in 2003, two European Championships golds and a European Indoor Championships bronze. At the 2008 Olympics he finished fourth but was promoted to bronze after the original winner, Rashid Ramzi, was stripped of the gold medal for doping. He holds French national outdoor records for 1000, 1500 and 2000 metres and is considered one of the best French middle-distance runners of all time.
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is a French former middle-distance runner competing mainly in the 1500 metres event.
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is a French former middle-distance runner competing mainly in the 1500 metres event
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At the 2008 Olympics, Baala won the bronze medal for the 1500 metres event.
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