Zahra Ouaziz

Zahra Ouaziz

Personal information
Born	(1969-12-20) December 20, 1969 (age 56) Oulmes, Morocco
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing   Morocco World Championships 1999 Seville 5000 m 1995 Gothenburg 5000 m

Zahra Ouaziz (Arabic : زهرة واعزيز; born December 20, 1969) is a Moroccan retired 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

• 1500 metres – 4:00.60 (1998)
• 3000 metres – 8:26.48 (1999)
• 5000 metres – 14:32.08 (1998)
• 10,000 metres – 34:04.64 (1994)

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Distance
1994	Jeux de la Francophonie	Paris, France	1st	10000 metres
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	5000 metres
1998	World Cross Country Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	2nd	Cross country
	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	1st	3000 metres
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	2nd	3000 metres
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	2nd	5000 metres
2000	World Cross Country Championships	Vilamoura, Portugal	2nd	Cross country

References

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

External links

Zahra Ouaziz at World Athletics