Nouria Mérah-Benida
Template:Short description Template:Expand French Template:Infobox sportsperson Nouria Merah-Benida (Template:Langx) (born 19 October 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 1,500 metres. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney she won an unexpected 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 1,500 m gold medal at the African Championships. She retired after the 2001 season.
Competition record
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| 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
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- African Games silver medalists for Algeria
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