Nouria Mérah-Benida

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

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

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 a somewhat surprising gold medal ahead of Romanians Violeta Szekely (silver) and Gabriela Szabo (bronze). The same year she won an 800 m silver medal and a 1500 m gold medal at the African Championships.

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