# Abdelmalik Lahoulou

Abdelmalik Lahoulou (born 7 May 1992) is an Algerian athlete specializing in the 400 metres hurdles. He won the gold at the 2015 African Games, 2015 Military World Games, 2019 African Games and the silver at the 2015 Summer Universiade, 2022 African Championships in Athletics and more. His personal best in the event is 48.47 seconds set at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics. This was the current national record before he improved it to 48.39 at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Algeria ||||||
| 2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 20th (h) | 400 m hurdles (84 cm) | 55.30 |
| 2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | | Medley relay | DQ |
| 2009 | Arab Youth Athletics Championships | Aleppo, Syria | 2nd | 400 m hurdles (84 cm) | 53.08 |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 29th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 53.00 |
| 2011 | African Junior Championships | Gaborone, Botswana | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 51.69 |
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 51.09 |
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.27 |
| 2013 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.96 |
| 2013 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.04 |
| 2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 10th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.67 |
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 48.99 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 14th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 48.87 |
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.67 |
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.07 |
| 2015 | Military World Games | Mungyeong, South Korea | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.43 |
| 2015 | Military World Games | Mungyeong, South Korea | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.78 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.08 |
| 2017 | Arab Championship | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.05 |
| 2017 | Arab Championship | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.49 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 10th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.33 |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 49.30 |
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 49.45 |
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.28 |
| 2018 | African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.47 |
| 2018 | African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.27 |
| 2018 | IAAF Continental Cup | Ostrava | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 49.12 |
| 2019 | Arab Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.95 |
| 2019 | Arab Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.85 |
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.08 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 8th | 400 m hurdles | 49.46 |
| 2019 | Military World Games | Wuhan, China | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 49.68 |
| 2019 | Military World Games | Wuhan, China | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.67 |
| 2021 | Arab Championship | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.45 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 18th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.14 |
| 2022 | African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 50.10 |
| 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 48.87 |
| 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.41 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 10th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 48.90 |
| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 49.15 |
| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.52 |
| 2023 | Arab Games | Oran, Algeria | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 49.47 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | – | 400 m hurdles | DNF |
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 50.34 |
| 2024 | African Championships | Douala, Cameroon | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 49.36 |