Nouria Mérah-Benida
Nouria Mérah-Benida ( Arabic نورية مراح بنيدة, DMG Nūrīya Marāḥ Banīda ; * October 19, 1970 in Algiers ) is an Algerian middle-distance runner and Olympic champion .
Mérah-Benida won the silver medal in the 800 and 1500 meters at the 1999 Pan-African Games in Johannesburg .
At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney she won the gold medal over 1500 meters in front of the two Romanians Violeta Szekely and Gabriela Szabo .
In 2006 she won gold over 1500 and bronze over 800 meters at the African Championships .
Personal bests
- 400 m: 54.1 s
- 800 m: 1: 59.49 min
- 1000 m: 2: 34.60 min
- 1500 m: 3: 59.12 min
- 3000 m: 9:01:20 min
Web links
- Nouria Merah-Benida in the database of World Athletics (English)
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SURNAME | Mérah-Benida, Nouria |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Algerian middle-distance runner and Olympic champion |
DATE OF BIRTH | 19th October 1970 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Algiers |