| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 2 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 8:10.49 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 3 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 8:16.09 |
| Heats | 3000m Steeplechase | 2009 | Berlin, GER | DNF |
| European Championships | ||||
| 1 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2012 | Helsinki, FIN | 8:33.23 |
| 1 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2010 | Barcelona, ESP | 8:07.87 |
| Diamond League | ||||
| 1 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2011 | Paris Saint-Denis, FRA | 8:02.09 |
| 4 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2011 | Oslo, NOR | 8:14.38 |
| 5 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2012 | Rome, ITA | 8:10.96 |
| 8 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2010 | Zurich, SUI | 8:10.50 |
| Golden League | ||||
| 1 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2009 | Paris Saint-Denis, FRA | 8:13.23 |
| 2 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2008 | Zurich, SUI | 8:08.95 |
| World Challenge | ||||
| 1 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2010 | Rabat, MAR | 8:08.82 |
| 2 | 1500m | 2011 | Rabat, MAR | 3:33.86 |
| 6 | 3000m | 2010 | Hengelo, NED | 7:44.98 |
| Grand Prix | ||||
| 2 | 3000m Steeplechase | 2009 | Hengelo, NED | 8:06.98 |
| World Indoor Championships | ||||
| 8 | 1500m | 2010 | Doha, QAT | 3:45.22 |
Occupation
Athlete
Club name
EFS Reims , Reims, FRA
Coach
Madaci Farouk from 2010 (athle.fr, 02 Sep 2011)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He discovered athletics at the age of 12. (ville-reims.fr, 01 Sep 2008)
Most memorable sporting achievement
His silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. (marathon.fr, 11 Nov 08)
Hero
Qatari steeplechase runner Saif Saaeed Shaheen. (portraitdathlete.com, 03 Sep 2008)
Awards
He was voted France's 2008 Athlete of the Year in a poll conducted by the French Federation of Athletics. (european-athletics.org, 11 Nov 2008)
General
MASCOT INCIDENTS
After winning the 3000m steeplechase at the 2012 European championships in Helsinki, he approached the championships' mascot 'Appy', which was 14-year-old girl in costume. While still on track and captured by television cameras, he slapped a gift out of her hands and shoved her with both hands. The girl was slightly winded but otherwise unharmed. It was the second incident with a mascot, as two years earlier at the European championships he asked the mascot to kneel in front of him then shoved him to the ground. The organisers of the 2012 event registered a complaint with the IAAF, labelling his behaviour "completely unacceptable". (smh.com.au, 03 Jul 2012)
2011 FIGHT AND SUSPENSION
At a 2011 Diamond League meeting in Monaco he was involved in a physical altercation with compatriot Mehdi Baala following the 1500m event. The pair confronted one another up close over a dispute while still on the track, at which point Baala appears to headbutt him. He responded by throwing several slaps and punches before the pair were separated. Both athletes were suspended by the French Athletics Federation for 10 months [with five months suspended] and three years probation. They were also fined and ordered to do 50 hours of community service. (lefigaro.fr; youtube.com, 23 Jul 2011; leparisien.fr, 05 Aug 2011)
BIG HOME CROWD
He comes from a large family of Algerian origin, and he is one of 10 siblings. (eurosport.fr, 19 Aug 2008)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
