Abderrahim El Haouzy
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Abderrahim El Haouzy is a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 sprinter. He specializes in the 400 metres
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

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El Haouzy was born in Oued Jdida, and represented his birth country of Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 until 2003.

El Haouzy finished sixth in the 4x400 m relay
2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 4 x 400 metres relay
The 4 x 400 metre relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 13 and August 14.-Medals:-Qualifying:...

 at the 2005 World Championships
2005 World Championships in Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...

, together with teammates Leslie Djhone
Leslie Djhone
Leslie Djhone is a French athlete. Competing mainly in the 400 metres event, he placed 5th at the 2003 World Championships and 2007 World Championships and 7th at the 2004 Olympics...

, Naman Keïta
Naman Keita
Naman Keïta is a track and field athlete, who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles, competing internationally for France. He was a bronze medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.-Personal:Keïta was born in Paris to a Malian father and an Algerian mother...

 and Marc Raquil
Marc Raquil
Marc Raquil is a French runner of Martiniquais origin who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He has a World Championships bronze medal from 2003 and a European gold medal from the 2006 European Athletics Championships...

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His personal best time is 45.82 seconds, achieved in May 2006 in Brazzaville
Brazzaville
-Transport:The city is home to Maya-Maya Airport and a railway station on the Congo-Ocean Railway. It is also an important river port, with ferries sailing to Kinshasa and to Bangui via Impfondo...

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