Skah's last major international meet was the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he finished seventh in the 10 000 m. In 1995, Skah was given Norwegian citizenship, where he lived and trained with athletes club B.U.L. After that, the Moroccan Athletics Association banned him from international competitions. Skah was reinstated in 2001, after which he tried a comeback to re-establish himself as one of the world's best long distance runners, finishing tenth in the World Half Marathon Championships that year. References External links 1967 births People from Midelt Living people Moroccan male long-distance runners Moroccan male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Morocco Olympic gold medalists for Morocco Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Morocco World Athletics Championships medalists Fugitives wanted on kidnapping charges Fugitives wanted by Norway Prisoners and detainees of France Moroccan people imprisoned abroad World Athletics Cross Country Championships winners World Athletics Half Marathon Championships winners Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Morocco Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Moroccan people 21st-century Moroccan people