El Mostafa Nechchadi

El Mostafa Nechchadi (Arabic: المصطفى نشاشدي; born 15 November 1962) is a retired Moroccan long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon.

Nechchadi was a 1988 Olympian in the marathon, but did not finish the race.[1] His personal best time was 2:10:09 hours achieved in 1987, and he held the Moroccan national marathon record for 10 years.[2] He was second in the 1987 London Marathon and ranked #3 in the world for marathon that year. In 1989 he was ranked #1 in the world for half-marathon with 1:02:01 hours.

Now an American citizen, he is a coach for the running group Promotion in Motion International, which includes Catherine Ndereba.[2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Morocco
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy DNF

References

  1. "Moustafa El-Nechchadi". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  2. El-Mostafa Nechchadi Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine. Marathon Champs. Retrieved on 2011-10-01.



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