Name Hasna Benhassi Role Olympic athlete | Weight 47 kg | |
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Olympic medals Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres Similar People Jaouad Gharib, Janeth Jepkosgei, Jolanda Ceplak, Pamela Jelimo, Kelly Holmes | ||
Hasna benhassi 800m morocco bronze medal
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. 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. In 2004, she was named Sportsperson of the Year in Morocco after a survey conducted by the Moroccan Radio among 43 press institutions.
Benhassi is married to the fellow Olympic middle-distance runner Mouhssin Chehibi; they have a daughter Farah.
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