Abdelaziz Merzougui

Abdelaziz Merzougui

Merzougui at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Abdelaziz Merzougui Noureddine
Nationality	Spanish
Born	30 August 1991 (1991-08-30) (age 34) Guelmim, Morocco [1]
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	3000 m, steeplechase
Club	Bikila [3]
Coached by	Antonio Canovas [3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	3000 m – 8:33.43 (2007) 3000 mS – 8:18.03 (2012) [4]

Abdelaziz Merzougui Noureddine ^[a] (born 30 August 1991) is a Spanish runner. He competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. ^{[2] [5]}

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Spain
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	4th	3000 m s'chase	8:40.08
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	2nd	3000 m s'chase	8:36.21
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	3000 m s'chase	8:38.58
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	12th (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:58.20
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:34.64
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	14th	3000 m s'chase	8:51.37
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	15th (h)	3000 m s'chase	9:03.40
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	43rd	Marathon	2:19:47

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Merzouguiand the second or maternal family name is Noureddine.

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Abdel Aziz Merzougui". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
2. "Abdelaziz Merzougui". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
3. "Abdelaziz Merzougui". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013.
4. Abdelaziz Merzougui at World Athletics
5. "Abdelaziz Merzougui". nbcolympics.com.

External links

• Abdelaziz Merzougui ^{[ permanent dead link ]} at RFEA
• Abdel Aziz Merzougui at Olympedia
• Abdelaziz Merzougui Nourddine (and here ) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish) (archived)