Dmytro Baranovskyy. Olympic silver He had his third sub-2:08 clocking at the London Marathon in 2007, recording 2:07:54 for fourth place. At the Chicago Marathon later that year he came close to victory but a photo finish between Gharib and Patrick Ivuti resulted in the Moroccan being declared the runner-up. Gharib won the silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics marathon held in Beijing, China, giving him his first Olympic medal. Gharib improved his personal best to 2:05:27 at the 2009 London Marathon, finishing in third place. He also finished in third place at the 2009 NYC Marathon. Running in the 2010 London Marathon, he had to endure stomach problems but still made the podium, coming home in another third-place finish with a time of 2:06:55. He took third place at the Great North Run half marathon in September. He was victorious at the Fukuoka Marathon in December, completing a solo run on the hot course to win in a time of 2:08:24. The 2011 London Marathon was a particularly fast race and his time of 2:08:26 left him in sixth and almost four minutes behind winner Emmanuel Mutai. Achievements Personal bests Updated 26 April 2009 All Information taken from IAAF profile. Competition record 2003 World Championships in Athletics - gold medal 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships - 12th place (3000 m) 2004 Olympic Games - 11th place 2005 World Championships in Athletics - gold medal 2008 Olympic Games - silver medal (marathon) References External links Profile at Marathon Info 1972 births Living people Berber Moroccans Moroccan male long-distance runners Moroccan male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Morocco Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Morocco People from Khenifra World Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Morocco Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Recipients of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races Best Marathon Runner Award Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics World Athletics Championships winners