Mahjoub Haïda (born 1 July 1970) is a retired Moroccan

middle distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

who specialized in the

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Biography

He finished fifth at the 1995 World Indoor Championships, third at the 1995 IAAF Grand Prix Final and won the silver medal at the 1997 World Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 1992 Olympic Games, the 1993 World Championships, the 1995 World Championships, the 1999 World Championships and the

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without reaching the final. On the regional level he won the bronze medal at the 1992 African Championships, the gold medal at the

1993 Mediterranean Games The XII Mediterranean Games, commonly known as the 1993 Mediterranean Games, were the 12th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Languedoc-Roussillon, France, from 16 June to 27 June 1993, where 2,598 athletes (1,994 men and 604 women) fr ...

, and the gold medal at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie. His personal best times were 1:43.50 minutes in the 800 metres, achieved in July 1998 in

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; and 2:14.69 minutes in the

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, achieved in July 1995 in

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. He was the world's best performer in the 1000 metres in both 1995 and 1998, and his 1000 metres time is also the current Moroccan record.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haida, Mahjoub 1970 births Living people Moroccan male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Morocco Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games