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Rhadi Ben Abdesselam

1929 - 2000

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Rhadi Ben Abdesselam (Arabic: راضي بن عبد السلام; 28 February 1929 – 4 October 2000) was a Moroccan long-distance runner. He competed at the 1960 Olympics in the marathon and 10,000 meters events. He also ran in the International Cross Country Championships in 1958–1963. In March 1960, he and Belgium's Gaston Roelants quickly broke away from the field, and he became the first African athlete to win the individual gold medal in that event, defeating Roelants by 40 yards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rhadi Ben Abdesselam is the 436th most popular athlete (down from 289th in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Morocco and the 3rd most popular Moroccan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam ranks 436 out of 6,025. Before him are Ödön Földessy, Gordon George Avery, Olavi Mannonen, Ed Hamm, Karl-Erik Nilsson, and Hallgeir Brenden. After him are Lyudmila Bragina, Harri Larva, Virgilijus Alekna, Anatoly Khrapaty, Wolfgang Nordwig, and Toivo Hyytiäinen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam ranks 295. Before him are Mithat Bayrak, Carlo Ubbiali, Ken McGregor, Ödön Földessy, Ruth Pfau, and Hallgeir Brenden. After him are Haruo Nakajima, Don Murray, Hubert Dreyfus, Lúcio Lara, Jean Pickering, and Henry E. Holt. Among people deceased in 2000, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam ranks 171. Before him are Robert Dienst, Werner Klemperer, Frédéric Dard, Antonio Buero Vallejo, Charles Gray, and George Segal. After him are Patricia Jones, Liane Haid, Mark Oliphant, Gus Hall, Carmen Martín Gaite, and Ioannis Andreou.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam ranks 88 out of 264. Before him are Alain Souchon (1944), Eva Illouz (1961), Ibn 'Idhari (1300), Abu Zakariya Yahya (1203), Ahmed Osman (1930), and Shlomo Ben-Ami (1943). After him are Mohammed Karim Lamrani (1919), Ahmed Laraki (1931), Muhammad ibn Idris (null), Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco (1970), Ezzaki Badou (1959), and Mustapha Hadji (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In Morocco

Among athletes born in Morocco, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam ranks 3. Before him are Saïd Aouita (1959), and Nawal El Moutawakel (1962). After him are Hicham El Guerrouj (1974), Brahim Boutayeb (1967), Nezha Bidouane (1969), Hasna Benhassi (1978), Jaouad Gharib (1972), Salah Hissou (1972), Mohammed Achik (1965), Khalid Boulami (1969), and Brahim Lahlafi (1968).

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