Hasna Benhassi

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.^[4]

Hasna Benhassi

Benhassi at the 2008 Olympics
Personal information
Born	1 June 1978 (1978-06) (age 46) 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 2006 Moscow 800 m[3] 2001 Lisbon 1,500 m Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari 800 m

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

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hasna Benhassi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
2. Hasna Benhassi at World Athletics
3. 800 Metres women - 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships - Final Results
4. Hicham El Guerrouj and Hasna Benhassi named Moroccan Athletes of the Year. iaaf.org (27 December 2004)

External links

• Hasna Benhassi at World Athletics
• Hasna Benhassi at Olympedia