- Adil Kaouch
Adil Kaouch ( _ar. عادل كاوش) (born
January 1 ,1979 ) is a Moroccanmiddle distance runner .In 1998 he won the World Junior Championships over
1500 metres . The next year won a5000 metres gold medal at the1999 Pan Arab Games .At the 1999 and 2001 World Championships, he took the role of setting a fast early pace to pull his teammate
Hicham El Guerrouj away to victory. [ [http://www2.iaaf.org/WCH01/News/getnews.asp?Code=4088&imgh=searchnews El Guerrouj bids farewell to the 1500 metres] - 2001 World Championships]At the 2000 Sydney Olympic he failed to advance from his heat in the 1500m, and
Hicham El Guerrouj was eventually upset in a sprint finish by KenyanNoah Ngeny . At this race, another Moroccan runnerYoussef Baba set the pace for El Guerrouj.At the 2004 Athens Olympic he finished 9th (3:38.26) at the 1500m final, where his compatriot
Hicham El Guerrouj won the Olympics gold medal. At this race he did not run as a pacemaker for El Guerrouj, even though he was expected to do so.In August 2005 he won a 1500 metres silver medal at the World Championships.
In April 2006 he won the silver medal in the short race at the World Cross Country Championships, as well as a bronze medal in the team competition. [ [http://www.iaaf.org/WXC06/news/Kind=2/newsId=34157.html silver medal at World Cross Country Championships(short race)] -- IAAF]
Kaouch was suspended on August 2007 after failing a doping test. [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/13/sports/AF-SPT-ATH-Doping-Kaouch.php "Moroccan runner Kaouch suspended after failing doping test"] -
International Herald Tribune ]ee also
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List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences External links
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