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In what year did Mimoun complete the 5,000 m/10,000 m double for the first time at the Mediterranean Games?

  • 1951

  • 1952

  • 1953

  • 1954

Answer

In 1951, Mimoun won the 5,000 m and 10,000 m events at the Mediterranean Games, which was the first time he had completed the double at the competition. Mimoun would go on to win the 5,000 m event at the Mediterranean Games three more times, in 1955, 1959, and 1963. He also won the 10,000 m event at the Mediterranean Games in 1959 and 1963.
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