Abdelaziz Merzougui
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Abdelaziz Merzougui Noureddine |
Nationality | Spanish |
Born | 30 August 1991 Guelmim, Morocco[1] | (age 33)
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
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Merzougui and the second or maternal family name is Noureddine.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Abdelaziz Merzougui". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Abdelaziz Merzougui". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013.
- ^ Abdelaziz Merzougui at World Athletics
- ^ "Abdelaziz Merzougui". nbcolympics.com.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abdelaziz Merzougui.
- Abdelaziz Merzougui at RFEA
- Abdel Aziz Merzougui at Olympedia
- Abdelaziz Merzougui Nourddine (and here) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
Categories:
- Spanish male steeplechase runners
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Olympic athletes for Spain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- People from Guelmim
- Moroccan emigrants to Spain
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Spanish sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
- Spanish athletics biography stubs