Hammou Boutayeb (Arabic: حمو بوطيب) (born 1956 in Khemisset) is a Moroccan former long-distance runner. He specialized in the 10,000 metres, and won a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships held in Seville, Spain.

At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Boutayeb competed in the 10,000 meter final, He was lapped with three laps to go, but then kept pace with the lead pack of Richard Chelimo and fellow Moroccan Khalid Skah, instead of giving way to them as dictated by the rules. This distracted Chelimo and caused him to lose rhythm. Skah won the race from Chelimo by 1.02 seconds, but was initially disqualified for receiving assistance from Boutayeb. However, Skah appealed and was reinstated.[1]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Morocco
1989 Jeux de la Francophonie Casablanca, Morocco 2nd 10,000 m
1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 1st 10,000 m
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 2nd 3000 m
Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece 1st 10,000 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 8th 10,000 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain DQ'd 10,000m
1993 Mediterranean Games Narbonne, France 2nd 10,000 m
1994 Goodwill Games St. Petersburg, Russia 1st 10,000 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Évry-Bondoufle, France 2nd 10,000 m

References

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