Sofiane Labidi

Sofiane Labidi (Arabic: سفيان العبيدي; born 29 September 1977 in Béja) is a Tunisian sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He achieved his personal best time of 45.19 seconds in Seville in June 2004. He represented his country at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

Sofiane Labidi

He missed the 1997 season due to injury, then missed 1998 due to a hepatitis b infection.

He was the coach of the Tunisian national sprint and hurdles team from 2011 to 2013.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Tunisia
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 10th (semis) 400 m 47.24 NJR
Arab Junior Championships Latakia, Syria 1st 200 m 21:68 NJR
1st 400 m 46:77 NJR / CR
2nd 4×400 m relay 3:13.1
1999 Pan Arab Games Irbid, Jordan 2nd 400 metres 45.9
2000 African Championships Algiers, Algeria 3rd 400 m 45.81
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 7th (q-finals) 400 metres 46.01
2001 World Military Championships Beirut, Lebanon 1st 400 metres 45:40 WMR
Jeux de la Francophonie Ottawa, Canada 3rd 400 metres 45.45
Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia 2nd 400 m 46.33
2002 African Championships Radès, Tunisia 2nd 400 m 45.87
2003 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 3rd 400 m 45.42
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th 400 m 46.48
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 3rd (heats) 400 metres 46.04
2005 Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 1st 400 m 45.60
2007 Pan Arab Games Cairo, Egypt 3rd 4×400 m relay 3:06.83
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — 400 metres DNF (semis)



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