Mehdi Baalaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Mehdi Baala (Arabic: مهدي بعلة‎) (born August 17, 1978 in Strasbourg) is a French middle-distance athlete competing mainly at 1500 m. Baala has won numerous major medals, including two European titles. Mehdi Baala is considered to be the best French middle-distance runner of all time. He holds four French outdoor records (800m : 1.43.15, 1000m : 2.13.96, 1500m : 3.28.98 and 2000m : 4.53.12) and three French indoor records as well. However, he has not won a gold medal in Olympic Games or in IAAF World Championships in Athletics to date. He won silver at the 2003 World Championships in the 1500 meters. At Osaka in 2005, he finished first in his heat but was disqualified at the semi-finals for causing the fall of two other athletes.