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Hichem Khalil Cherabi

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Hichem Khalil Cherabi (Arabic: هشام خليل شرابي‎‎; born 30 March 1993) is an Algerian track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault. He is the Algerian record holder for the event with his personal best of 5.50 m (18 ft 012 in). In June 2015 he improved Lakhdar Rahal's national record of 5.34 m which had stood since 1979.

He began his international career in 2014 and placed fourth at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics. His first international medal came at the 2015 Arab Athletics Championships, where he took the bronze. Cherabi established himself as the continent's best vaulter with gold medal wins at the 2015 African Games and 2016 African Championships in Athletics. He was the top ranked African pole vaulter in 2015.

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