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Farid Amarouche is a French wheelchair athlete. He won the 1991 London Marathon men's wheelchair race in a close finish, setting a new course record of 1:52:52 and beating previous and future winners Hakan Ericsson, Daniel Wesley, and David Holding in the process. [1] He also took part in the 1988 and 1992 Summer Paralympics, winning three gold and three silver medals in the earlier year. [2]

References

  1. ^ "London Marathon History" (PDF). Flora London Marathon. Archived from the original (pdf) on 24 April 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Farid Amarouche". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Farid Amarouche is a French wheelchair athlete. He won the 1991 London Marathon men's wheelchair race in a close finish, setting a new course record of 1:52:52 and beating previous and future winners Hakan Ericsson, Daniel Wesley, and David Holding in the process. [1] He also took part in the 1988 and 1992 Summer Paralympics, winning three gold and three silver medals in the earlier year. [2]

References

  1. ^ "London Marathon History" (PDF). Flora London Marathon. Archived from the original (pdf) on 24 April 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Farid Amarouche". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.



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