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Moulay Brahim Boutayeb (born August 15, 1967) is a former Moroccan athlete, winner of the 10,000 m race at the 1988 Summer Olympics.Born in Khemisset , Morocco, Brahim Boutayeb, although had been considered more a 5000 m runner before 1988, was quite unknown until the Seoul Olympics.
The 10 000 m final at Seoul was started at a very fast pace, pushed along mostly by Kenyans, Kipkemboi Kimeli , and Moses Tanui . A small lead group reached the halfway mark at world record pace, at which point Boutayeb moved to lead. He continued the race at world record pace, but deliberately slowed after the bell to finish in a world's fourth fastest time of 27:21.46.
After the Olympic Games, Boutayeb decided to concentrate again on shorter distances, running his personal bests in distances from 1500 m to 5000 m over the couple of next seasons. He won a bronze medal in 5000 m at the 1991 World Championships held in Tokyo. At the Barcelona Olympic Games, Boutayeb came fourth in 5000 m, only 0.75 seconds behind the winner Dieter BaumannDieter Baumann (born February 9, 1965) is a former German athlete, winner of 5000 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Born in Blaustein, Germany (then West Germany), Dieter Baumann was one of the few non- African athletes who were able to seriously challenge t from GermanyThe Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland is one of the world's leading industrialized countries, located in the middle of the European Union. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the east.
After being eliminated in his heat of the 5000 m at the 1993 World ChampionshipsThe 1993 World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22. Medal Winners Medal table by country Trac in StuttgartStuttgart is the capital of Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany and has about 600,000 inhabitants June 2004 . Overview Stuttgart Germany, capital of Baden-Wurttemberg state (pop. 11 million, 36,000 square kilometers) and the Administrative District of Stuttgart (p, Brahim Boutayeb gave up the competitive athletics and preferred to concentrate on his new sporting interest as a rally driver.
Boutayed, Brahim
Boutayed, Brahim
