Azeddine Habz
Azeddine Habz (born 19 July 1993) is a French middle- and long-distance runner.
 Habz in Montreuil in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 19 July 1993 Oulad Nacer, Morocco |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Middle-, Long-distance running |
Personal life
Habz was brought up in Morocco before relocating to France in 2012. He received French citizenship and began representing France in August 2018. He studied sociology at the University of Paris.[1]
Career
In October 2018, Habz became the French half marathon champion.[2] On 29 February 2020 Habz won the French National Indoor Championships 3000 metres, in a time of 7:57.20.[3] Habz was selected to run for France at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the 1500 metres race.[4]
Personal bests
- 800 metres – 1:46.20 (Decines 2021)
- 1500 metres – 3:31.74 (Monaco 2021)
- 1500 metres indoor – 3:35.59 (Toruń 2023)
- 2000 metres indoor – 4:57.22 (Liévin 2022) NB
- 3000 metres indoor – 7:43.33 (New York, NY 2022)
- 5000 metres – 13:38.00 (Oordegem, Lede 2019)
- Road
- 5 kilometres – 13:43 (Monaco 2020)
- 10 kilometres – 28:24 (Valencia 2022)
- Half marathon – 1:04:53 (Ústí nad Labem 2020)
References
- "Athletics - HABZ Azeddine - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- Niget, Florian (November 5, 2018). "Pierrefitte: naturalisé en août, champion de France en octobre" [Pierrefitte: naturalized in August, French champion in October]. Le Parisien (in French).
- "Azeddine HABZ". WorldAthletics.org. World Athletics.
- "JO de Tokyo : la liste complète de la délégation française" [Tokyo Olympics: the full list of the French delegation]. CNEWS (in French).
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