 mohammed tlili ben abdallah (), also known as moham(m)ed gammoudi, (born february 11, 1938) is a former tunisian athlete, and winner of 5000 metres at the 1968 summer olympics. born in sidi aÃ¯ch, in tunisia, mohammed gammoudi was one of the pioneers of the african long distance running revolution that changed the face of the sport in the final decades of the 20th century. ==running career== ===1963 mediterranean games and 1964 olympics=== gammoudi first came to international attention at the 1963 mediterranean games in naples, where he won the 5000 m and 10 000 m.1963 mediterranean games result, cijm website despite that achievement, gammoudi was still virtually unknown when he arrived at the tokyo olympic games. the favourite, world record holder ron clarke from australia, ensured a fast tempo throughout the race.
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