Zahra Ouaziz ( ar, زهرة واعزيز) (born December 20, 1969 in Oulmes) is a retired Moroccan

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

. She was the African record holder at

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

and

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

Career

Ouaziz broke the 5000 metres African Record in 1998, timing 14:40.19. The record was beaten in September 2000 by

Leah Malot Leah Malot (born July 6, 1972) is a runner from Kenya. She is known for her long career. She started her international career by winning a gold medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games, aged only 15. A decade later she was a constant competitor at the IA ...

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, the new record was 14:39.83.Daily Nation, September 3, 2000
Games reject Malot breaks Africa record
/ref> Ouaziz found much of her success on the track, but she also won two silver medals at the

IAAF World Cross Country Championships World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the Int ...

and she was the winner of the 1999

Cross Internacional de Itálica The Cross Internacional de Itálica is an annual cross country running competition that is held every January in Santiponce, near Seville, Spain. Inaugurated in 1982, the race course is set in the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Itálica. As on ...

Personal bests

*1500 metres - 4:00.60 (1998) *3000 metres - 8:26.48 (1999) *5000 metres - 14:32.08 (1998) *10,000 metres - 34:04.64 (1994)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ouaziz, Zahra 1969 births Living people Moroccan female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Morocco People from Oulmes, Morocco World Athletics Championships medalists Moroccan female long-distance runners Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Moroccan women 21st-century Moroccan women