Zahra Ouaziz Explained

Birth Date:December 20, 1969

Zahra Ouaziz (Arabic: زهرة واعزيز) (born December 20, 1969, in Oulmes) is a retired Moroccan long-distance runner. She was the African record holder at 3000 metres and 5000 metres.

Career

Ouaziz broke the 5000 metres African Record in 1998, timing 14:40.19. The record was beaten in September 2000 by Leah Malot of Kenya, the new record was 14:39.83.[1]

Ouaziz found much of her success on the track, but she also won two silver medals at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and she was the winner of the 1999 Cross Internacional de Itálica.

Personal bests

Achievements

YearTournamentVenueResultDistance
1994Jeux de la FrancophonieParis, France1st10000 metres
1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden3rd5000 metres
1998World Cross Country ChampionshipsMarrakech, Morocco2ndCross country
African ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal1st3000 metres
1999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan2nd3000 metres
World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain2nd5000 metres
2000World Cross Country ChampionshipsVilamoura, Portugal2ndCross country

Notes and References

  1. Daily Nation, September 3, 2000: Games reject Malot breaks Africa record