Hasna Benhassi

Hasna Benhassi

Benhassi at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	1 June 1978 (age 38) Marrakesh, Morocco[1]
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight	47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 m, 1500 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 m – 1:56.43 (2004) 1500 m – 4:02.54 (2003)[2]
Medal record Representing  Morocco Olympic Games 2004 Athens 800 m 2008 Beijing 800 m World Championships 2005 Helsinki 800 m 2007 Osaka 800 m World Indoor Championships 2001 Lisbon 1,500 m Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari 800 m

Hasna Benhassi (Arabic: حسنة بنحسي‎‎; born 1 June 1978) is a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner. She competed at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics and won two medals in the 800 m event, in 2004 and 2008.^[1] At the world championships she won a gold medal over 1500 m indoors in 2001 and silver medals over 800 m outdoors in 2005 and 2007.^[2] In 2004, she was named Sportsperson of the Year in Morocco after a survey conducted by the Moroccan Radio among 43 press institutions.^[3]

Benhassi is married to the fellow Olympic middle-distance runner Mouhssin Chehibi; they have a daughter Farah.^[2]

References

1. Hasna Benhassi. sports-reference.com
2. Hasna Benhassi profile at IAAF
3. Hicham El Guerrouj and Hasna Benhassi named Moroccan Athletes of the Year. iaaf.org (27 December 2004)