- Souad Aït Salem
Souad Aït Salem (born
6 January 1979 ) is anAlgeria n long-distance runner who specializes mainly in thehalf marathon and marathon. She was born inMecheria .Salem won the women's race at the 13th
Rome Marathon onMarch 18 ,2007 . Her time was 2:25:08 hrs., establishing a new course record. ["Algeria's Souad Ait Salem wins Rome Marathon", Algeria News & Events, Tuesday,March 20 , 2007, internet posting.] She finished 9th in the women's marathon at the2008 Beijing Olympics , with a time of 2:28:29 hrs. ["Athletics Women's Marathon Detailed Results", http://www.results.beijing2008.cn, Sunday,August 17 ,2008 , internet posting]Achievements
Personal bests
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3000 metres - 8:47.99 min (2006)
*5000 metres - 15:07.49 min (2006)
*10,000 metres - 32:13.15 min (2004)
*20 kilometres - 1:06:11 hrs (2006)
*Half marathon - 1:10:26 hrs (2006)
*Marathon - 2:28:22 hrs (2006)References
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