El Amin Chentouf
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Chentouf at the 2014 London Marathon
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| Birth name | El Amin Chentouf |
| Born | 8 June 1981 |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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| Disability | Visual impairment |
| Club | Attahadi: Rabat |
| Coached by | Moulahhine Mohamed |
El Amin Chentouf, (Arabic: إل أمين شنطف) (born 8 June 1981)[1] is a Moroccan para-athlete running in T12 distance races. He participated with the Moroccan team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.
Career history
Chentouf came to wider prominence when he entered the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. He entered into three events the 800m and 5,000m at T12 classifications and the 1,500m T13 race. His reached the podium in the 5,000m, taking gold with a world record breaking time of 13:53.76.
In 2013 he entered the IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup in London, in his first marathon race. He won the race in a time of 2:24:00, setting another world record in the T12 class.[2]
At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, Chentouf won gold medals in all three of his events, the 1,500m, 5000m and the marathon.
Stormed home in 2:25:07, just one minute and seven seconds slower than his world record time of 2:24:00 - set in London at the inaugural IPC Marathon World Cup in 2013
External links
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- Video of the final 5000 meters men's T12 World Championships 2013 wheelchair athletics, official channel of the International Paralympic Committee.
- Video of the final 10,000 meters men's T12 World Para-Athletics 2013 Championships, official channel of the International Paralympic Committee.
