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==Career==
==Career==
Competing in the [[T13 (classification)|T13 classification]], Baka represented his country at the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]] in London where he won the gold medal in the [[800 metres]] race, and the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]] in Rio de Janeiro, winning the [[1500 metres]]. He won the 1500m in Rio with a record 3'48.29, a faster time than that of the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] 1500m winner, [[Matthew Centrowitz Jr.]] The latter's time in the Rio Olympics men's 1500 meters final race was beaten not only by all three medalists in the Rio Paralympics men's 1500 meters race but also by Fouad Baka, who is the brother of Abdellatif Baka and came 4th in that final race.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/paralympic-1500m-t13_us_57d6d3a8e4b03d2d459b7e78 |title=Four Paralympians Just Ran The 1500m Faster Than Anyone At The Rio Olympics Final |work=The Huffington Post |accessdate=14 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="Guardian 17 September 2016">{{cite news |last=Addley |first=Esther |title=Digested Week - Breadxit means breadxit: just when we kneaded a rise in baking puns |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/sep/17/digested-week-david-cameron-battered-legacy-bake-off-hinkley-point |date=17 September 2016 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |page=20 |accessdate=19 September 2016}}</ref> He is also a multiple World Championships winner, taking four medals over two tournaments.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1102896 |title=Baka, Abdellatif |work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]] |accessdate=20 August 2016 |archive-date=29 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729200313/https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1102896 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Competing in the [[T13 (classification)|T13 classification]], Baka represented his country at the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]] in London where he won the gold medal in the [[800 metres]] race, and the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]] in Rio de Janeiro, winning the [[1500 metres]]. He won the 1500m in Rio with a record 3'48.29, a faster time than that of the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|1500m winner]], [[Matthew Centrowitz Jr.]] The latter's time in the Rio Olympics men's 1500 meters final race was beaten not only by all three medalists in the Rio Paralympics men's 1500 meters race but also by Fouad Baka, who is the brother of Abdellatif Baka and came 4th in that final race.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/paralympic-1500m-t13_us_57d6d3a8e4b03d2d459b7e78 |title=Four Paralympians Just Ran The 1500m Faster Than Anyone At The Rio Olympics Final |work=The Huffington Post |accessdate=14 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="Guardian 17 September 2016">{{cite news |last=Addley |first=Esther |title=Digested Week - Breadxit means breadxit: just when we kneaded a rise in baking puns |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/sep/17/digested-week-david-cameron-battered-legacy-bake-off-hinkley-point |date=17 September 2016 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |page=20 |accessdate=19 September 2016}}</ref> He is also a multiple World Championships winner, taking four medals over two tournaments.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1102896 |title=Baka, Abdellatif |work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]] |accessdate=20 August 2016 |archive-date=29 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729200313/https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1102896 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 17:15, 12 September 2024

Abdellatif Baka
Personal information
NationalityAlgerian
Born (1994-05-07) 7 May 1994 (age 30)
El Eulma, Algeria
Sport
CountryAlgeria
SportAthletics
Disability classT13
ClubGSP Alger
Medal record
Men's Paralympic athletics
Representing  Algeria
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 800 m T13
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 1500 m T13
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon 800 m T13
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon 1500 m T13
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha 800 m T12
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha 1500 m T12
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris 1500 m T13
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Kobe 1500 m T13

Abdellatif Baka (born 7 May 1994) is a visually impaired Algerian middle-distance runner.[1]

Career

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Competing in the T13 classification, Baka represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London where he won the gold medal in the 800 metres race, and the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, winning the 1500 metres. He won the 1500m in Rio with a record 3'48.29, a faster time than that of the 2016 Summer Olympics 1500m winner, Matthew Centrowitz Jr. The latter's time in the Rio Olympics men's 1500 meters final race was beaten not only by all three medalists in the Rio Paralympics men's 1500 meters race but also by Fouad Baka, who is the brother of Abdellatif Baka and came 4th in that final race.[2][3] He is also a multiple World Championships winner, taking four medals over two tournaments.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Baka, Abdellatf". paralympic.org. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Four Paralympians Just Ran The 1500m Faster Than Anyone At The Rio Olympics Final". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ^ Addley, Esther (17 September 2016). "Digested Week - Breadxit means breadxit: just when we kneaded a rise in baking puns". The Guardian. London. p. 20. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Baka, Abdellatif". IPC. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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