Nouria Mérah-Benida

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 an extremely surprising gold medal ahead of Romanians Violeta Szekely (silver) and Gabriela Szabo (bronze).[1] The same year she won an 800 m silver medal and a 1500 m gold medal at the African Championships. She retired after the 2001 season.

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
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	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
	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	2nd	1500 m	4:18.69
2000	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	2nd	800 m	1:59.73
	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	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
2006	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	1st	1500 m	4:23.26

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