600 Metres 1:15.7h * San Diego, CA (USA) 30 JUL 1984 1122
800 Metres 1:45.55 Lausanne (SUI) 30 JUN 1983 1157
1000 Metres 2:17.69 Nice (FRA) 16 JUL 1985 1124
4x400 Metres Relay 3:12.5h * Donetsk (URS) 21 AUG 1977 1006
4x800 Metres Relay 7:13.6h Bourges (FRA) 23 JUN 1979 NR 1163
Philippe Dupont (Born in 1958) is a former French international 800 m runner with the best time of 1:45. Above, his best times from his competitive days. He is Taoufik Makhloufi’s coach.
The latest news from this coach is that he he has no knowledge about illegal products in TMak’s room.
Dupont is the national French coach for middle distances and distance running. He also coached Amdouni but stopped coaching him after Doha 2019. He is also Mekhissi’s coach, The superstar steeplechaser. Coaching Mekhissi is not an easy task because Mekhissi is an athlete who does not trust people and coaches with ease and it takes a lot of work to gain his confidence. Dupont has to use his psychological skills to gain the trust of Mekhissi who comes from a very rough background.
When Mekhissi was disqualified for winning the European championship steeple chase his coach had to persuade him to run the 1500 m which he then won in great style.