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Nezha Bidouane (Arabic: نزهة بدوان; born on 18 September 1969 in Rabat) is a retired Moroccan track and field hurdler who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. A two-time World champion, she won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens and the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. In 1999, she won the silver medal at the World Championships in an African record time of 52.90 seconds.[citation needed] In 2000, she won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games.
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  Morocco
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2000 Sydney | 400 m hurdles |
| World Championships | ||
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1997 Athens | 400 m hurdles |
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2001 Edmonton | 400 m hurdles |
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1999 Seville | 400 m hurdles |
| Mediterranean Games | ||
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1991 Athens | 400 m hurdles |
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1993 Narbonne | 400 m hurdles |
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1997 Bari | 400 m hurdles |
Bidouane oversees the annual Women's Race to Victory 8K road race in Rabat.[1]
Competition record
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Morocco | |||||
| 1986 | Arab Junior Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 15.20 |
| 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 65.50 | |||
| 1987 | Arab Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 14.72 |
| Mediterranean Games | Latakia, Syria | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 14.76 | |
| 1988 | African Championships | Annaba, Algeria | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:50.25 |
| 1989 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Casablanca, Morocco | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 59.69 |
| Arab Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 14.0 | |
| 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 60.3 | |||
| 1990 | Maghreb Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.6 |
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.3 | |||
| African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.70 | |
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 57.17 | |||
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 14th (h) | 400 m | 55.69 |
| 23rd (h) | 60 m hurdles | 8.74 | |||
| Mediterranean Games | Athens, Greece | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 13.61 | |
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 55.13 | |||
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.05 | |||
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:39.46 | |||
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 16th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.62 | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 11th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 55.08 |
| World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 58.301 | |
| 1993 | Mediterranean Games | Narbonne, France | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.09 |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | – | 400 m hurdles | DNF | |
| 1994 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Paris, France | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 55.19 |
| World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 57.351 | |
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ1 | |||
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | – | 400 m hurdles | DQ |
| Arab Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.44 | |
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.96 | |||
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 16th (h) | 400 m | 53.54 |
| Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 55.01 | |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 52.97 | |
| 1998 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 54.24 |
| World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 52.961 | |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 52.90 |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 53.57 |
| 2001 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Ottawa, Canada | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 54.91 |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 53.34 | |
| Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 56.10 | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 18th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 55.69 |
| Pan Arab Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 55.98 | |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.32 | |||
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.24 | |||
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References
edit- ^ Benchrif, Mohammed (25 April 2011). Bidouane’s Women’s Run goes from strength to strength. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
External links
edit- Nezha Bidouane at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nezha Bidouane". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
