Rachida Mahamane

Rachida Mahamane
Personal information
Nationality	Nigerien
Born	25 August 1981 (age 44)
Sport
Sport	Long-distance running
Event	5000 metres

Last updated October 18, 2025

Rachida Mahamane (born 25 August 1981) is a Nigerien long-distance runner. She competed in the Women's 5000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[1] She was the first woman to represent Niger at the Olympics.^[2]

References

↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rachida Mahamane Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
↑ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

External links

Rachida Mahamane at World Athletics

Rachida Mahamane at Olympics.com

Rachida Mahamane at Olympedia

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[SportsRef-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rachida Mahamane Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

[2] "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

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