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Born | 1 June 1978 Marrakesh, Morocco [1] | (age 45)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:56.43 (2004) 1500 m – 4:02.54 (2003) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Benhassi is married to the fellow Olympic middle-distance runner Mouhssin Chehibi; they have a daughter named Farah.