Larbi Bourrada
Larbi Bourrada at the 2023 Arab Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 10, 1988 (age 37) Rouiba, Algeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Algeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Decathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Larbi Bourrada (called sometimes Larbi Bouraâda or Larbi Bouraada; Arabic: العربي بورعدة; born May 10, 1988, in Rouiba) is an Algerian decathlon athlete. He is a six-time African champion in decathlon (2008, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2024) and the African record holder in the event. He has also competed in the pole vault, winning the All-Africa Games title in 2011 and two silver medals at the African Championships. In 2012 his doping sample at a competition came back positive for the banned steroid Stanozolol, and he was given a two-year ban from athletics.