Bakir Benaïssa

Bakir Benaïssa (born 7 April 1931) is a Moroccan former long-distance runner, born in Rabat, who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, finishing 8th in the marathon in 2:21:21.4, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He won the 10,000 meters and finished second at the 5,000 meters at the Pan-Arab Games in Beirut in 1957, and won the quadrennial Mediterranean Games marathons in 1959 and 1963.[1]

The blazing start through twelve miles in the 1960 Rome marathon resulted in an eventual world record for winner, Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila, with Benaïssa's teammate, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam, finishing a close second.[2]

The 1960 Olympic marathon's lead pack, near the 10 km (6 mi) mark, Bikila (#11), following Bertie Messitt (#58), Benaïssa (wearing headband), Arthur Keily (#46), Aurèle Vandendriessche (#36), and ben Abdesselam (#185).

References
  1. El Guerrouj and Hammou win Moroccan 2003 Sports Awards, IAAF, February 13, 2003. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Marathon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2019.


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