Farida Fatès

Farida Fates (née Zigha; born 2 February 1962 in Jijel, Algeria) is a former French athlete, who specialized in long-distance running.[1]

Farida Fates
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born2 February 1962 (1962-02-02) (age 61)
Jijel, Algeria
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Event(s)Cross country running
ClubRevin (1979—1987)
AS Sarreguemines-Bitche (1988—1989)
Athlétisme Sarreguemines-Sarrebourg Arrondissements
ASPTT Strasbourg (2000—2002)
Coached byJoël Bastien

She won four track titles at the French Athletics Championships: over 1500 metres (1990), 3000 metres (1989 and 1994) and 5000 metres (1996). She also won three titles at the French Cross Country Championships (1990, 1996 and 1997).[2][3]

On 21 August 1994, in Cologne, she improved the French 5000 m record by completing the distance in 15:16.41 minutes.

She won the bronze medal team at 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the team silver medal at the 1994 European Cross Country Championships.[4]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1993 World Cross Country Championships Amorebieta-Etxano, Spain 8th Individual
3rd Team
Mediterranean Games Narbonne, France 3rd 1500 m 4:12.60
1994 European Cup Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd 3000 m 8:53.40
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th 3000 m 8:46.04
European Cross Country Championships Alnwick, United Kingdom 2nd Team
1996 European Cup Madrid 3rd 5000 m 15:47.72
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 7th 3000 m 8:54.98

National titles

Personal bests
Event Performance Location Date
800 metres 2:02.65 1994
1500 metres 4:08.11 1994
3000 metres 8:46.04 Helsinki 1994
5000 metres 15:16.41 Cologne 1994
10000 metres 31:58.63 Leiria 1996
10 km 34:37 La Courneuve 2002
Half marathon 1:14:48 Paris 2002

References
  1. Farida Fates. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-04-10.
  2. Docathlé2003, Fédération française d'athlétisme, 2003, p.435
  3. French Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-10.
  4. Butler, Mark (toim.) (2005), IAAF (ed.), IAAF Statistics Handbook: Helsinki 2005, p. 164
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