| Azeddine Habz | |
| Nationality: | French |
| Birth Date: | 19 July 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Oulad Nacer, Morocco |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Middle-, long-distance running |
| Club: | Val d'Europe Athlétisme Montévrain |
Azeddine Habz (born 19 July 1993) is a French middle- and long-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 2023 European Indoor Championships.
Habz was brought up in Morocco before relocating to France in 2012. He received French citizenship and began representing France in August 2018. He studied sociology at the University of Paris.[1]
In October 2018, Habz became the French half marathon champion.[2] On 29 February 2020, he won the 3000 metres at the French Indoor Championships in a time of 7:57.20.[3] He was selected to run for France at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the 1500 metres race.[4]
Selected for the 1500m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, he qualified for the final, in which he finished eleventh.[5] In September 2023, he set a new national record for the mile, running 3:48.64 at the Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon.[6]
On 10 February 2024, Habz ran 3:34.39 over 1500m indoors in Lievin, improving the French national record set by Mehdi Baala from 2009, by 0.32 seconds.[7] He won the 1500 metres at the 2024 Diamond League event 2024 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme in Rabat.[8]
Despite initially being mistakenly left off the submitted list of competitors by the French Federation and having to be instated following appeal,[9] he qualified for the final of the 1500 metres at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.[10] In July 2024, he ran a 1:43.79 personal best in the 800 metres at the 2024 Meeting de Paris.[11]
| 2019 | European Cross Country Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 36th | Senior race | 31:47 | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 22nd (h) | 1500 m | 3:41.55 | |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 17th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:35.12 | ||
| European Cross Country Championships | Dublin, Ireland | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Mixed relay | 18:05 | |
| 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 1500 m | 3:41.65 |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 10th | 1500 m | 3:40.92 | ||
| European Cross Country Championships | Turin, Italy | 3rd | Mixed relay | 17:31 | ||
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:35.39 | |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 11th | 1500 m | 3:33.14 | ||
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 7th | 1500 m | 3:33.70 |