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Nouria Merah-Benida (Arabic: نورية مراح بنيدة) (born October 19, 1970 in Algiers) is a former Algerian middle distance runner.

Nouria Mérah-Benida

Personal information
Born	October 19, 1970 Algiers
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Algeria Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 1500 m Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari 1500 m

At the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg Merah-Benida won silver medals in both 800 metres and 1500 metres. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney she won an extremely surprising gold medal ahead of Romanians Violeta Szekely (silver) and Gabriela Szabo (bronze).[1] The same year she won an 800 m silver medal and a 1500 m gold medal at the African Championships. She retired after the 2001 season.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Algeria
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia	23rd (h)	800 m	2:02.44
1997	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	1st	1500 m	4:11.27
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	11th (sf)	800 m	2:01.08
			29th (h)	1500 m	4:12.21
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	10th (sf)	800 m	2:03.10
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	19th (h)	1500 m	4:08.90
	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	2nd	800 m	2:00.83
			2nd	1500 m	4:18.69
2000	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	2nd	800 m	1:59.73
			1st	1500 m	4:16.14
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	1st	1500 m	4:05.10
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	24th (h)	1500 m	4:15.06
2006	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	3rd	800 m	2:02.18
			1st	1500 m	4:23.26

References

На других языках

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- [en] Nouria Mérah-Benida

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[fr] Nouria Mérah-Benida

Nouria Mérah-Benida (en arabe: نورية مراح بنيدة), née le 19 octobre 1970 à Alger, est une athlète algérienne, pratiquant le demi-fond, ayant remporté la médaille d'or du 1 500 mètres aux Jeux olympiques de 2000.

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[it] Nouria Mérah-Benida

Nouria Mérah-Benida (in arabo: نورية مراح بنيدة‎; Algeri, 19 ottobre 1970) è un'ex mezzofondista algerina, campionessa olimpica dei 1500 metri piani ai Giochi di Sydney 2000.

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[ru] Мера-Бенида, Нурия

Нурия Мера-Бенида (араб. نورية مراح بنيدة‎, род. 19 октября 1970, Алжир) — алжирская бегунья на средние дистанции, олимпийская чемпионка 2000 года на дистанции 1500 метров.

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