ABOUT
Brahim Boutayeb was born on 15th, August, 1967. He is a Moroccan track and field athlete. He was the winner of the 10,000 m race at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
BEFORE FAMEBoutayeb was born in Khemisset, Morocco. 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.
TRIVIAAfter being eliminated in his heat of the 5000 m at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart, Brahim Boutayeb gave up the competitive athletics and preferred to concentrate on his new sporting interest as a rally driver.
FUN FACTSTrack and field athlete Brahim Boutayeb were born on Tuesday, birthstone is Peridot, the seaon was Summer in the Chinese year of Goat, it is 222 days until Brahim Boutayeb next birthday.
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Jan. 06 1963