Driss El Himer
French long-distance runner
Driss El Himer (Arabic: ادريس الهمِر) (born 1 January 1974 in Khezazna, Morocco) is a Moroccan-French long-distance runner. He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 24 January 2001.[1]
He competed in the marathon at the 2004 Olympics, finishing 68th.
He finished 6th in the long race at the 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 11th in the 5000 m final at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, and 8th in the 10,000 m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing France | |||||
2001 | Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:07:02 |
Lille Half Marathon | Lille, France | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:02:08 | |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 60th | Marathon | 2:24:23 |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 68th | Marathon | 2:29:07 |
References
- ^ "JORF n° 0022 du 26 janvier 2001 - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
External links
- Driss El Himer at World Athletics
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- 1975: Jørgen Jensen (DEN)
- 1976: Karel Lismont (BEL)
- 1977: Bill Rodgers (USA)
- 1978: cancelled
- 1979: Ferenc Szekeres (HUN)
- 1980: Gerard Nijboer (NED)
- 1981: Ferenc Szekeres (HUN)
- 1982: Cor Vriend (NED)
- 1983: Cor Vriend (NED)
- 1984: Gerard Nijboer (NED)
- 1985: Jose Reveyn (BEL)
- 1986: William Vanhuylenbroek (BEL)
- 1987: John Burra (TAN)
- 1988–89: Gerard Nijboer (NED)
- 1990: Zerehune Gizaw (ETH)
- 1991: Tesfaye Tafa (ETH)
- 1992: Inocencio Miranda (MEX)
- 1993: Kenichi Suzuki (JPN)
- 1994: Tesfaye Eticha (ETH)
- 1995: Hisayuki Okawa (JPN)
- 1996: Joseph Chebet (KEN)
- 1997–98: Sammy Korir (KEN)
- 1999: Fred Kiprop (KEN)
- 2000: Francisco Javier Cortés (ESP)
- 2001: Driss El Himer (FRA)
- 2002: Benjamin Kimutai (KEN)
- 2003: William Kipsang (KEN)
- 2004: Robert Cheboror (KEN)
- 2005: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
- 2006: Solomon Busendich (KEN)
- 2007: Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (KEN)
- 2008: Paul Kirui (KEN)
- 2009: Gilbert Yegon (KEN)
- 2010: Getu Feleke (ETH)
- 2011–13: Wilson Chebet (KEN)
- 2014–15: Bernard Kipyego (KEN)
- 2016: Daniel Wanjiru (KEN)
- 2017–18: Lawrence Cherono (KEN)
- 2019: Vincent Kipchumba (KEN)
- 2020: cancelled
- 2021: Tamirat Tola (ETH)
- 2022: Tsegaye Getachew (ETH)
- 2023: Joshua Belet (KEN)
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