Abdelaziz Merzougui
Merzougui at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameAbdelaziz Merzougui Noureddine
NationalitySpanish
Born30 August 1991 (1991-08-30) (age 32)
Guelmim, Morocco[1]
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)3000 m, steeplechase
ClubBikila [3]
Coached byAntonio Canovas[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000 m – 8:33.43 (2007)
3000 mS – 8:18.03 (2012)[4]

Abdelaziz Merzougui Noureddine[lower-alpha 1] (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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Merzougui and the second or maternal family name is Noureddine.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 "Abdelaziz Merzougui". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Abdelaziz Merzougui". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013.
  4. Abdelaziz Merzougui at World Athletics
  5. "Abdelaziz Merzougui". nbcolympics.com.


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