Personal information | |
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Born | 11 June 1991 |
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1] |
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400 m hurdles |
Zied Azizi (born 11 June 1991) is a Tunisian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. [2] He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.
His personal best in the event is 49.13 seconds set in Tarragona in 2018. This is the current national record.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2010 | Arab Junior Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 6th | 400 m | 48.39 |
2nd | 400 m hurdles | 51.90 | |||
World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 11th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 51.84 | |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 9th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.25 |
2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 11th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.76 |
2017 | Arab Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 50.05 |
2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 49.13 |
African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 49.48 |
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