1 June 1978 (1978-06) (age 45) Marrakesh, Morocco[1]
Height
166 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight
47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
Sport
Athletics
Event(s)
800 m, 1500 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
800 m – 1:56.43 (2004) 1500 m – 4:02.54 (2003)[2]
Medal record
Representing Morocco
Olympic Games
2004 Athens
800 m
2008 Beijing
800 m
World Championships
2005 Helsinki
800 m
2007 Osaka
800 m
World Indoor Championships
2006 Moscow
800 m[3]
2001 Lisbon
1,500 m
Mediterranean Games
1997 Bari
800 m
Hasna Benhassi (Arabic: حسنة بنحسي; born 1 June 1978) is a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner. She competed at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics and won two medals in the 800 m event, in 2004 and 2008.[1] At the world championships she won a gold medal over 1500 m indoors in 2001 and silver medals over 800 m outdoors in 2005 and 2007.[2] In 2004, she was named Sportsperson of the Year in Morocco after a survey conducted by the Moroccan Radio among 43 press institutions.[4]
Benhassi is married to the fellow Olympic middle-distance runner Mouhssin Chehibi; they have a daughter named Farah.
^ abcEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hasna Benhassi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^ abHasna Benhassi at World Athletics
^800 Metres women - 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships - Final Results
^Hicham El Guerrouj and Hasna Benhassi named Moroccan Athletes of the Year. iaaf.org (27 December 2004)
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