Driss El Himer (Arabic: ادريس الهمِر) (born April 4, 1974 in Kezazna, Morocco) is a French long-distance runner. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
He competed in the marathon at the 2004 Olympics, finishing 68th. The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated
He finished 6th in the long race at the 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 11th in the 5000m final at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, and 8th in the 10,000m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. The 29th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held 24-25 March 2001 in Ostend, Belgium. The 5000 metres is a popular Running distance also known as a 5K or 5 km colloquially "five-K" The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. The 19th European Championships in Athletics were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between August 7 and August 13, 2006. Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden.
External links
IAAF profile for Driss El Himer
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Preceded by Francisco Javier Cortes |
Amsterdam Men's Marathon Winner 2001 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Kosgei |
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