About Nouria Mérah-Benida
Born 1970. Nouria Mérah-Benida is an Algerian middle-distance runner.
Nouria Merah-Benida (; born 19 October 1970) is an Algerian former middle-distance runner.
At the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, Merah-Benida won silver medals in both 800 metres and 1,500 metres. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney she won an unexpected gold medal ahead of Romanians Violeta Szekely (silver) and Gabriela Szabo (bronze). The same year, she won an 800 m silver medal and a 1,500 m gold medal at the African Championships. She retired after the 2001 season.
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Nouria Mérah-Benida was born on 19 October 1970 in Algiers.
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Nouria Mérah-Benida is a middle-distance runner.
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Nouria Mérah-Benida is Algerian.
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