Mohamed Allek Arabic: محمد علاك‎; (17 August 1974 – 8 March 2016) was a Paralympian athlete from Algeria, competing mainly in category T37 sprint events. He was born in Agouni Gueghrane.

Mohamed Allek
Medal record
Athletics (track and field)
Representing  Algeria
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 100 m T36
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 200 m T36
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 100 m T37
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 200 m T37
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 400 m T37
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 200 m T37

In the 1996 Summer Paralympics Allek won gold medals in the T37 100 m and 200 m but missed out on a medal in the 400 m. Four years later in Sydney he made amends and won a clean sweep of the T37 sprint gold medals. In 2004 he was only able to compete in the 200 m and only won a bronze. In Beijing in 2008 he competed in the 100 m, 200 m and as part of the Algerian 4 × 100 m squad but failed to win any medals for the first time.[1]

Allek died in Algiers on the night of 7–8 March 2016, at the age of 41.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ profile on paralympic.org
  2. ^ "Ennahar Online - Former disabled athlete Mohamed Allek dies aged 42". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-03-09.