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Taoufik Makhloufi
- Born
- Apr 29, 1988 (38 years old)
- Birthplace
- Souk Ahras, Algeria
- Events
- 1500 m · 800 m
- Height
- 1.70 m
- Weight
- 67 kg
Taoufik Makhloufi (Arabic: توفيق مخلوفي; born 29 April 1988) is an Algerian athlete who specialises in middle-distance running He became the 1500 metres Olympic champion at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England In 2016, Makhloufi took the silver medal in the 800m and 1500 m at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
He was also the 800 metres gold medallist at the 2012 African Championships and the 2011 All-Africa Games He has represented Algeria three times at the World Championships in Athletics His personal bests are 1:42.
61 for the 800 m, set at the 2016 Olympics, and 3:28 75 for the 1500 metres He trains with GS Pétroliers.
As of Nov 4, 2026: 1500 m 3:28.75 (#15 all-time), 800 m 1:42.61 (#35 all-time), 2019 season best 3:31.38 (Oct 6, 2019, Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT)) · Last competition: IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Oct 6, 2019, 3:31.38 · Olympic Games: 1 gold, 2 silver · World Championships: 1 silver · National record (1000 Metres) · 38 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | 2 | – | 3 |
| World Championships | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 800m | 1:45.33 | – | Jul 20, 2019 | KBC Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder |
| 2019 | 1500m | 3:31.38 | – | Oct 6, 2019 | IAAF World Championships in Athletics |
| 2016 | 800m | 1:42.61 | – | Aug 15, 2016 | The XXXI Olympic Games |
| 2016 | 1500m | 3:31.35 | – | Jul 15, 2016 | Monaco Herculis, Stade Louis II, Monaco - Diamond Discipline |
| 2016 | Mile | 3:52.24 | – | Jun 9, 2016 | Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline |
| 2015 | 800m | 1:44.24 | – | Sep 6, 2015 | Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) |
| 2015 | 1000m | 2:13.08 | – | Jul 1, 2015 | Stade Raymond Petit, Tomblaine (FRA) |
| 2015 | 1500m | 3:28.75 | – | Jul 17, 2015 | Monaco Herculis |