Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
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1960 Rome | Marathon |
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam (Arabic: راضي بن عبد السلام; February 28, 1929 – October 4, 2000) was a Moroccan long distance runner. He was born in Errachidia.
He competed for Morocco in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the Marathon where he won the silver medal behind Abebe Bikila, and finishing ahead of Barry Magee of New Zealand, who earned the bronze medal. Also in 1960 Rhadi won the International Cross Country Championships (held that year in Hamilton, Scotland), finishing ahead of Gaston Roelants (Belgium) and John Merriman (Wales). In winning the ICCC race that year, Rhadi became the first African nationality athlete to win this championship, since its inception in 1903.
References
- Rhadi Ben Abdesselam. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-04-08.
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