Abderrahim Zitouna (born 20 December 1970) is a retired Moroccan

Morocco

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 long-distance runner. He specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running.

On the track, Zitouna won the silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games

1997 Mediterranean Games

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 and finished thirteenth at the 1997 World Championships. His personal best time was 27.36.73 minutes, achieved in May 1997 in Hengelo

Hengelo

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Zitouna also competed at the World Cross Country Championships in 1992

1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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, 1995

1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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, 1996

1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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 and 1997

1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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. His best result came in 1996 when he finished thirteenth in the long race and won a silver medal with the Moroccan team.

Along with track and cross country running, he also took part in road races

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 in his career. He won the 1990 edition of the Giro al Sas

Giro al Sas

The Giro al Sas, also known as the Giro Podistico di Trento, is an annual 10-kilometre road running competition for men which takes place in October in the city of Trento, Italy....

 10K in Trento

Trento

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.Malcolm Heyworth et al (2010-10-12). Giro al Sas 10 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians

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