Abdelkader Bakhtache Explained

Abdelkader Bakhtache (born 30 January 1982 in Thonon-les-Bains) is a retired French middle-distance runner who specialised in the 1500 metres. He represented his country at the 2010 World Indoor Championships without advancing from the first round. In addition, he finished fourth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. Until 2006 he represented Algeria.

International competitions

Representing
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	17th (h)	1500 m	3:48.09
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	4th	1500 m	3:45.54
2009	World Military Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	bgcolor=gold	1st	1500 m	3:43.60
	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	8th	1500 m	3:43.14
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	11th (h)	1500 m	3:40.49
2011	Military World Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	11th	1500 m	3:49.55

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:48.74 (La Roche-sur-Yon 2007)
• 1000 metres – 2:19.89 (Grenoble 2009)
• 1500 metres – 3:38.24 (Strasbourg 2007)
• 3000 metres – 8:10.79 (Vénissieux 2007)
• 5000 metres – 14:38.74 (Vénissieux 2015)
• 10 kilometres – 30:32 (Paris 2006)

Indoor

• 1500 metres – 3:38.32 (Liévin 2010)