Nouria Mérah-Benida
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Born | October 19, 1970 Algiers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nouria Merah-Benida (Arabic: نورية مراح بنيدة) (born October 19, 1970 in Algiers) is a former Algerian middle distance runner.
At the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg Merah-Benida won silver medals in both 800 metres and 1500 metres. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney she won a somewhat surprising gold medal ahead of Romanians Violeta Szekely (silver) and Gabriela Szabo (bronze).[1] The same year she won an 800 m silver medal and a 1500 m gold medal at the African Championships.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Algeria | |||||
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia | 23rd (h) | 800 m | 2:02.44 |
1997 | Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 1st | 1500 m | 4:11.27 |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 11th (sf) | 800 m | 2:01.08 | |
29th (h) | 1500 m | 4:12.21 | |||
1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 10th (sf) | 800 m | 2:03.10 |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 19th (h) | 1500 m | 4:08.90 | |
All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 2nd | 800 m | 2:00.83 | |
2nd | 1500 m | 4:18.69 | |||
2000 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | 800 m | 1:59.73 |
1st | 1500 m | 4:16.14 | |||
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 1st | 1500 m | 4:05.10 | |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 24th (h) | 1500 m | 4:15.06 |
2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 3rd | 800 m | 2:02.18 |
1st | 1500 m | 4:23.26 |
References
- ^ "Holmes fades in 1500m". BBC News. September 30, 2000. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
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- 1970 births
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- Algerian middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Algeria
- Olympic gold medalists for Algeria
- People from Algiers
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
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