- Mahjoub Haïda
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Medal record Men's athletics World Indoor Championships Silver 1997 Paris 800 m Mahjoub Haïda (born 1 July 1970) is a retired Moroccan middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.
He finished fifth at the 1995 World Indoor Championships, third at the 1995 IAAF Grand Prix Final and won the silver medal at the 1997 World Indoor Championships.[1] He also competed at the 1992 Olympic Games,[2] the 1993 World Championships, the 1995 World Championships, the 1999 World Championships and the 2000 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[1] On the regional level he won the bronze medal at the 1992 African Championships,[3] the gold medal at the 1993 Mediterranean Games,[4] and the gold medal at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie.[4]
His personal best times were 1:43.50 minutes in the 800 metres, achieved in July 1998 in Rome; and 2:14.69 minutes in the 1000 metres, achieved in July 1995 in Nice. He was the world's best performer in the 1000 metres in both 1995 and 1998,[1] and his 1000 metres time is also the current Moroccan record.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Morocco 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie Paris, France 1st 800 m 1:50.48 References
- ^ a b c IAAF profile for Mahjoub Haïda
- ^ "El-Mahjoub Haïda". Sports-Reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/el-mahjoub-haida-1.html. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ "African Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afc.htm. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/mg.htm. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
Mediterranean Champions in Men's 800 m 1949: Alfred Fracassi (ITA) • 1951: Patrick El Mabrouk (FRA) • 1955: Ekrem Koçak (TUR) • 1959: Pierre-Yvon Lenoir (FRA) • 1963: Francesco Bianchi (ITA) • 1967: Pierre Toussaint (FRA) • 1971: Mansour Guettaya (TUN) • 1975: Milovan Savić (YUG) • 1979: Dragan Životić (YUG) • 1983: Saïd Aouita (MAR) • 1987: Faouzi Lahbi (MAR) • 1991: Réda Abdenouz (ALG) • 1993: Mahjoub Haïda (MAR) • 1997: Giuseppe D'Urso (ITA) • 2001: Adem Hecini (ALG) • 2005: Antonio Manuel Reina (ESP) • 2009: Amine Laâlou (MAR)
Categories:- 1970 births
- Living people
- Middle distance runners
- Moroccan athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Morocco
- Moroccan athletics biography stubs
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