Azeddine Habz

Azeddine Habz (born 19 July 1993) is a French middle- and long-distance runner. He won silver and bronze medals in the 1500 metres at the 2025 and 2023 European Indoor Championships.

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.

Career In October 2018, Habz became the French half marathon champion. On 29 February 2020, he won the 3000 metres at the French Indoor Championships in a time of 7:57.20. He was selected to run for France at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the 1500 metres race.

Selected for the 1500m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, he qualified for the final, in which he finished eleventh. In September 2023, he set a new national record for the mile, running 3:48.64 at the Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon.

On 10 February 2024, Habz ran 3:34.39 over 1500m indoors in Lievin, improving the French national record set by Mehdi Baala from 2009, by 0.32 seconds. He won the 1500 metres at the 2024 Diamond League event 2024 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme in Rabat.

Despite initially being mistakenly left off the submitted list of competitors by the French Federation and having to be instated following appeal, he qualified for the final of the 1500 metres at the 2024 European Athletics Championships. In July 2024, he ran a 1:43.79 personal best in the 800 metres at the 2024 Meeting de Paris. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 1500 metres.

On 2 February 2025, he set a new personal best of 7:31.75 over 3000 metres at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. Later that month, he ran a French record of 3:47.56 in the Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games in New York City. En route to the mile, Habz split 3:32.24 for 1500 metres, improving his indoor 1500 metre French record. He was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Appeldoorn, where he won a silver medal in the 1500 metres. The following day, he also qualified for the final of the 3000 metres race.

On 6 June 2025, he ran 3:29.72 to win the 1500 metres at the 2025 Golden Gala in Rome. He set a new French national record over 1500 metres in the 2025 Diamond League at the 2025 Meeting de Paris, running 3:27.49 on 20 June 2025. He ran a French record of 3:46.65 in the Bowerman Mile to finish third at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic on 5 July. He placed fifth over 1500 metres at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on 28 August. In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, without advancing to the semi-finals.

Habz won the 3000 metres title at the 2026 French Indoor Athletics Championships in Aubiere. He was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland, placing eleventh in the 3000 metres in 7:39.87. In May, he finished third in 3:30.68 in the 1500 metres in the 2026 Diamond League meeting in Rabat. On 28 June, Habz finished second to Cam Myers in 3:29.80 at the 2026 Meeting de Paris. In August, he competed at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, placing tenth in the final of the 1500 metres.

Achievements International competitions

National titles French Athletics Championships 1500 metres: 2022 French Indoor Athletics Championships 1500 metres: 2022, 2023 3000 metres: 2020 French Cross Country Championships: 2018, 2023 French Half Marathon Championships: 2018

Personal bests Outdoor

Event Performance Location Date 800 metres 1:43.79 Paris 7 July 2024 1500 metres 3:27.49 Paris 20 June 2025 Mile 3:46.65 Eugene 5 July 2025 5000 metres 13:38.00 Lede 25 May 2019 5 kilometres (road) 13:43 Monaco 16 February 2020 10 kilometres (road) 27:44 Nice 5 January 2025 Half marathon 1:04.53 Ústí nad Labem 19 September 2020

Indoor

Event Performance Location Date 1500 metres 3:32.24 New York City 8 February 2025 2000 metres 4:57.22 Liévin 17 February 2022 3000 metres 7:31.50 Boston 2 February 2025 Mile 3:47.56 New York City 8 February 2025