Tarek Boukensa

Tarek Boukensa in 2007

Tarek Boukensa (Arabic: طارق بوكنسة) (born 19 November 1981 in Annaba) is an Algerian runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Algeria
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	8th	1500 m	3:44.46
2001	Mediterranean Games	Radès, Tunisia	6th	1500 m	3:49.78
2002	African Championships	Radès, Tunisia	5th	1500 m	3:41.49
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	12th (h)	1500 m	3:42.88
	World Championships	Paris, France	15th (sf)	1500 m	3:41.33
	Military World Games	Catania, Italy	3rd	1500 m	3:56.47
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	6th (h)	1500 m	3:37.94
2005	Islamic Solidarity Games	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	1st	1500 m	3:47.01
	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	5th	1500 m	3:46.04
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	1500 m	3:41.01
2006	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	3rd	1500 m	3:46.81
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	5th	1500 m	3:33.87
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	3rd	1500 m	3:39.18
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	5th	1500 m	3:35.26
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	16th (sf)	1500 m	3:39.73
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	38th (h)	1500 m	3:45.65
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	11th	1500 m	3:38.05

Personal bests

• 800 metres - 1:46.10 min (2006)
• 1500 metres - 3:30.92 min (2007)
• 3000 metres - 7:43.23 min (2005)

External links

• Tarek Boukensa at World Athletics