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Gammoudi first came to international attention at the 1963 Mediterranean Games in Naples, where he won the 5000 m and 10 000 m. Despite that achievement, Gammoudi was still virtually unknown when he arrived at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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In contrast to the 10, 000 m pace, the early stages of the 5000 m final were run at a very slow pace, with Gammoudi prominent in the pack that remained tightly bunched for the first 3000 m. The pace picked up considerably in the last 2000 m, with Virén and United States champion Steve Prefontaine separating from the pack.
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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.
Gammoudi successfully defended his 5000 m and 10 000 m titles at the Mediterranean Games in Tunis in the 1967, and was one of the favourites at the Mexico Olympics.
In the final, three runners were in contention at the bell lap, with Gammoudi leading Temu and another Kenyan, Kip Keino.
At the next Mediterranean Games, at İzmir in 1971, Gammoudi's won the silver in the 5000 m. Despite his disappointing performance at Izmir, Gammoudi was one of the favourites in the impressive 5, 000 m and 10, 000 m fields at the Munich Olympics.
In the 10 000 m final, a tightly bunched group of nine runners were traveling at sub-world record pace just before the 4600 m mark, when Lasse Virén from Finland suddenly stumbled and fell over, causing Gammoudi to tumble over the top of him.
Gammoudi and where
Four days later, he contested the 5000 m final, where he won the bronze medal, only narrowly beaten by Mohammed Gammoudi from Tunisia and fellow countryman Kip Keino.
Gammoudi and won
Two days later, Gammoudi won his heat in the 5000 m, but for reasons never fully explained, he withdrew from the final.
Gammoudi and 5000
Mexico City, 1968: Gammoudi on his way to victory in the 5000 m.
Two days later, Gammoudi qualified for the 5000 m final.
Gammoudi and m
With 50 m to go, Gammoudi had the lead, until Mills swept past Gammoudi to win the gold medal.
In the 10 000 m final in Mexico, Gammoudi was in the leading group throughout the race.
Virén recovered quickly and went on to win the race, but Gammoudi took much longer getting to his feet, and after running for a lap and a half to close the 100 m gap that had opened between himself and the leaders, he dropped out.
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Lasse Virén took the lead in the final turn over silver medalist Mohammed Gammoudi.
Halfway through the race, only four runners were still with Clarke: Mohammed Gammoudi of Tunisia, Mamo Wolde of Ethiopia, Kokichi Tsuburaya of Japan, and Mills.
He had run a world record time of 28: 15. 6 while neither Gammoudi nor Mills had ever run under 29 minutes.
Mills and Clarke were running together with Gammoudi right behind as they entered the final lap.
Then Gammoudi pushed them both and surged into the lead as they rounded the final curve.
Clarke recovered and began chasing Gammoudi while Mills appeared to be too far back to be in contention.
Clarke failed to catch Gammoudi, but Mills pulled out to lane 3 and sprinted past them both.
" Mills has stated that he tried to be relaxed during his final kick to the finish line and felt that helped him to pass both Gammoudi and Clarke.
Born in Sidi Ach, 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.
With one lap remaining, Clarke had dropped all his main rivals, except Gammoudi and Billy Mills from United States.
Coming into the home straight, Mills, Clark and Gammoudi exchanged leads.
Gammoudi, Naftali Temu from Kenya, and Mamo Wolde from Ethiopia sprinted the last lap, outrunning Gammoudi, leaving him with the bronze medal.
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The last lap was fast pace, and although the two Kenyans gave charge, Gammoudi held on to the lead, winning the gold medal.
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