Mostafa Lachal is a retired Moroccan Olympic middle-distance runner. He represented his country in the men's 1500 meters at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His time was a 3:39.20 in the first heat, and a 3:45.65 in the semifinals.[1]

Mostafa Lachal
Personal information
NationalityMoroccan
Born (1964-02-10) 10 February 1964 (age 60)
Morocco
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country Morocco
SportMiddle-distance running

He won two medals, silver in 800 and bronze in 1500 metres, at the inaugural 1984 Arab Junior Championships.[2] In the 1500 metres he then finished eighth at the 1987 Mediterranean Games,[citation needed] won the bronze medals at the 1988 African Championships and 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie,[3] and the gold medal at the 1989 Arab Championships.[4] He became Moroccan champion in the 800 metres in 1985, and in the 1500 metres in 1985, 1986 and 1987.[5]

His personal best times were 3:35.78 minutes in the 1500 metres, achieved in July 1988 in Verona; 7:53.01 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Reims; and 13:48.59 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in April 1991 in Palermo.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Moustafa Lachaal Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Pan Arab Junior Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Mostafa Lachal at World Athletics  
  4. ^ "Pan Arab Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Moroccan Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 August 2018.