Hédi Teraoui (born 10 November 1989) is a Tunisian racewalker who specialises in the 20 kilometres walk. He represented his country at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and competed twice at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup.[1] He was the champion at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics and runner-up at the 2011 All-Africa Games.[2]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Tunisia
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| African Games | ||
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2011 Maputo | 20 km walk |
| African Championships | ||
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2012 Porto Novo | 20 km walk |
His best of 19:51.36 minutes for the 5000 metres race walk indoors is the African record for the distance.[3] His personal best for the 20 km event is 1:23:25 hours.[1]
He won his first international medal at the 2008 Arab Junior Athletics Championships, taking the 10,000 m walk gold medal.[4] He competed at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics that same year and came seventh.[1]
Teraoui missed the 2015 season.
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Arab Junior Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 10,000 m walk | 42:49.22 |
| World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 7th | 10,000 m walk | 42:18.65 | |
| 2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 11th | 20 km walk | 1:44:18 |
| 2010 | World Race Walking Cup | Chihuahua City, Mexico | 61st | 20 km walk | 1:37:38 |
| African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 4th | 20 km walk | 1:23:25 | |
| 2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:26:44 |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 33rd | 20 km walk | 1:29:48 | |
| Pan Arab Games | Doha, Qatar | 5th | 20 km walk | 1:45:54 | |
| 2012 | World Race Walking Cup | Saransk, Russia | 71st | 20 km walk | 1:29:05 |
| African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 1st | 20 km walk | ? |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Hedi Teraoui. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-09.
- ^ Makori, Elias (2011-09-15). From Daegu to Maputo, Jeylan and Montsho rule! - All Africa Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-09.
- ^ Area Records. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-09.
- ^ Arab Junior Championships . IAAF (2008-06-24). Retrieved on 2016-07-09.
