Bouchra Ghezielle Explained

Bouchra Ghézielle, née Ben Thami (Arabic: بُشرا غزال; born 19 May 1979), is a Moroccan-French track and field athlete, now competing for France. She competes mainly on the 1500 m distance but also on 800 m and 3000 m distances.

Born in Khemisset, she competed at the 2004 Olympic Games for Morocco. She won the bronze medals at the 1998 African Championships,[1] the 1998 World Junior Championships and the 2005 World Championships, and finished fourth at the 2005 World Athletics Final.

In 2008, she was found guilty of rh-EPO doping. The sample was delivered on 9 February 2008 in an out-of-competition test in Franconville. She received a suspension from May 2008 to May 2012.[2]

Personal bests

This is a list of her personal best times:

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afc.htm African Championships
  2. News: Doping Rule Violation . IAAF.org . 13 November 2008 . 22 November 2008 .