Youcef Abdi
Youcef Abdi is very famous Australian 3000m steeplechase runner who felt in love with NUTREND products during Golden Spike in Czech Republic, his biggest success was 6th place at the Olympics Games in Beijing 2008. He started running at the age of 14 to accompany his brother who was scared of running in the bush by himself. Youcef went to school in France with famous French soccer player Thierry Henry. He speaks French and Arabic.
Youcef Abdi
Date of Birth: 07.12.1977
Discipline: Steeplechase
Occupation: Athlete
Height: 178cm
Weight: 66kg
State: NSW
Coach: Lindsay Watson
Previous Coaches: Mike Hillardt, Said Aouita, Mike Little, Bruce Scriven
Scholarship: NSWIS
Club: Bankstown Sports Athletics Club
Place of Birth/Residence: Azazga, Algeria / Sydney, NSW
Marital Status: Single
History
Youcef began his athletics career over 800m and at the end 1996 World Junior Championship in Sydney, representing his native Algeia. Since then, he has made Australia his home and progressed over distances, stepping up to 1500m and the 3000m steeplechase. He enjoyed some successes over 1500m, winning a Commonwealth bronze medal in 2002 and Australian title in 2004. Since moving up to the 3000m steeple, he has become Australia’s second fastest man, won the 2006 National title and debuted at the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, where he finished 6th in the final.
Results
AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS:
1500 metres: 2000 - 2nd, 2001 - 4th, 2002 - 2nd, 2003 - DNF (fell), 2004 - 1st
3000m steeple: 2005 - 3rd, 2006 – 1st, 2007 - DNF (fell), 2008 - 3rd (2nd Australian), 2009 - 1st
INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
World School Games: 1994
World Junior Championships: 1996 - 800m heat (1.54.12)
Commonwealth Games: 2002 - 1500m 3rd (3.37.77), 2006 – 3000m steeple 11th (9.02.22)
World Cup: 2002 – 1500m 4th (3.41.01), 2006 – 3000m steeple 5th (8.36.13)
World Championships: 2003 - 1500m 8th semi (3.40.13), 2007 - 3000m steeple 12th heat (9.51.33)
Olympic Games: 2008 – 3000m steeple 6th (8:16.36)
Plans for 2009
World Championship in Berlin
Grand prix meetings