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laâlou at the 2009 world championships 800 metres , 1500 metres salé , morocco 150 '' ' 400 metres '' ' : 47.57 track 13 may 1982 amine laalou -lrb- cropped -rrb- . png amine laâlou
 amine laâlou
amine laâlou

amine laâlou -lrb- born 13 may 1982 -rrb- is a moroccan track and field athlete , who specializes in middle-distance running .
he has represented his country at the summer olympics on two occasions ; in 2004 and 2008 .
he began his career as an 800 metres specialist and made his global debut at the 2003 world championships in athletics .
he won medals at smaller international competitions , including the 2004 pan arab games and 2005 mediterranean games .
he reached his first global final at the 2007 world championships , taking sixth , and was a semi-finalist at the 2008 summer olympics .
he began competing in the 1500 metres and was a double finalist at the 2009 world championships .
he also won gold medals at the 2009 mediterranean games and 2009 jeux de la francophonie that year .
in 2010 he won silver at the 2010 african championships and was the 1500 m champion at the 2010 iaaf continental cup .
his personal best over the 800 m is 1:43.25 , which is the moroccan record for the event .
