Nouria Mérah-Benida

ALGWomen

Birth dateOct 19, 1970

BirthplaceAlgiers, Algeria

Height1.62 m

Weight54 kg

Nouria Merah-Benida (Arabic: نورية مراح بنيدة; 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.

Key facts

1500 m

3:59.12

#116 all-time

1000 Metres

2:34.60

2008 season best

4:09.10

Jul 29, 2008 · Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON)

2008 season best

Last competition

Monaco Herculis

Jul 29, 2008 · 4:09.10

Monaco Herculis

Medals

Olympic Games: 1 gold

Record

National record · 1500 Metres Short Track 4:07.34

National record

Age

55 years old

As of Sep 16, 2026: 1500 m 3:59.12 (#116 all-time), 1000 Metres 2:34.60, 2008 season best 4:09.10 (Jul 29, 2008, Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON)) · Last competition: Monaco Herculis, Jul 29, 2008, 4:09.10 · Olympic Games: 1 gold · National record (1500 Metres Short Track) · 55 years old

Personal bests

1:59.49

3:59.12

4:26.50

9:01.20

4:07.34

5:46.67

5:46.67

9:08.77

2:00.75

2:34.60

2:39.22

4:26.50

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Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
Olympic Games	1	-	-	1

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2008	800m	2:03.98	-	Jul 2, 2008	↓	Strasbourg (FRA)
2008	1500m	4:09.10	-	Jul 29, 2008	↑	Monaco Herculis
2007	1500m-short-track	4:21.84	-	Feb 17, 2007	↓	French Indoor Combined Events Championships
2007	1500m	4:21.84	-	Feb 17, 2007	↑	Aubière (FRA) (i)
2006	800m	1:59.73	-	Jul 5, 2006	↓	Salamanca (ESP)
2006	1000m	2:39.70	-	Mar 3, 2006	↓	Liévin (FRA) (i)
2006	1000m-short-track	2:39.70	-	Mar 3, 2006	↓	Liévin (FRA) (i)
2006	1500m	4:04.28	-	Aug 20, 2006	↑	Monaco Herculis
2006	1500m-short-track	4:10.76	-	Feb 4, 2006	↓	Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart (GER) (i)
2006	3000m-short-track	9:08.77	-	Feb 26, 2006	↑	Gent (BEL) (i)
2006	3000m	9:25.61	-	May 30, 2006	↓	Gent (BEL) (i)
2005	800m	2:04.29	-	Jun 12, 2005	↓	Villeneuve d'Ascq (FRA)
2005	1500m	4:11.58	-	Jul 24, 2005	↑	Brasschaat (BEL)
2004	1500m-short-track	4:11.54	-	Feb 22, 2004	↓	Peania (GRE) (i)
2004	1500m	4:11.54	-	Feb 22, 2004	↑	Peania (GRE) (i)
2003	800m	2:00.90	-	Aug 18, 2003	↓	Algiers (ALG)
2003	1000m	2:36.94	-	Aug 5, 2003	↓	Stockholm (SWE)
2003	1000m-short-track	2:42.24	-	Feb 23, 2003	↓	Liévin (FRA) (i)
2003	1500m	4:05.57	-	Aug 15, 2003	↑	Weltklasse Zürich
2003	Mile	4:35.03	-	Jun 15, 2003	↓	Lille (FRA)
2001	800m	2:01.6h	-	Jul 19, 2001	↓	Algerian Championships
2001	1500m	4:08.16	-	Jul 9, 2001	↑	Nice (FRA)
2000	800m	1:59.68	-	Aug 2, 2000	↓	Algiers (ALG)
2000	1000m-short-track	2:39.22	-	Feb 17, 2000	↓	Indoor Meeting
2000	1000m	2:39.22	-	Feb 17, 2000	↓	Indoor Meeting
2000	1500m	3:59.12	-	Aug 18, 2000	↑	Monte Carlo Herculis-Zepter 2000
2000	1500m-short-track	4:07.34	-	Feb 6, 2000	↓	Indoor Meeting
2000	mile-short-track	4:26.50	-	Feb 13, 2000	-	Liévin (FRA) (i)
2000	Mile	4:26.50	-	Feb 13, 2000	↓	Liévin (FRA) (i)
2000	2000m	5:46.67	-	Feb 13, 2000	-	Liévin (FRA) (i)
2000	2000Metres	5:46.67	-	Feb 13, 2000	-	Liévin (FRA) (i)
2000	3000m	9:01.20	-	Jun 3, 2000	↓	Kerkrade (NED)
2000	3000m-short-track	9:14.21	-	Feb 20, 2000	↑	Birmingham (GBR) (i)
1999	800m	1:59.49	-	Jul 10, 1999	↓	Arnhem (NED)
1999	800m-short-track	2:00.75	-	Feb 13, 1999	-	Dortmund (GER) (i)
1999	1000m	2:34.60	-	Jul 17, 1999	↓	Nice (FRA)
1999	1000m-short-track	2:39.26	-	Feb 7, 1999	↓	Stuttgart (GER) (i)
1999	1500m	4:05.44	-	May 30, 1999	↑	FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED)
1999	1500m-short-track	4:11.13	-	Jan 24, 1999	↓	Karlsruhe (GER) (i)
1998	800m	2:00.77	-	Aug 1, 1998	↓	Hechtel (BEL)
1998	1500m	4:14.22	-	Jun 11, 1998	↑	Ostrava (CZE)
1998	CrossCount	13:46	-	Mar 22, 1998	-	26th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Marrakech
1997	800m	2:00.46	-	Jun 27, 1997	↓	Zagreb (CRO)
1997	1000m	2:37.35	-	Jun 29, 1997	↓	Villeneuve d'Ascq (FRA)
1997	1500m	4:07.69	-	May 31, 1997	↑	FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED)
1996	800m	2:01.43	-	Jun 28, 1996	↓	Paris (FRA)
1996	1500m	4:10.67	-	Jul 5, 1996	↑	Oslo (NOR)
1992	3000m-short-track	9:14.00	-	Feb 14, 1992	↑	Birmingham (GBR) (i)
1992	3000m	9:14.00	-	Feb 14, 1992	↓	Birmingham (GBR) (i)

2008

5 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
1500m	4:09.10	-	Jul 29	Monaco Herculis
1500m	4:10.96	-	Jul 13	Athina Grand Prix Tsiklitiria, Olympic Stadium, Athina
1500m	4:10.73	-	Jul 5	Madrid Meeting de Atletismo, Madrid
800m	2:03.98	-	Jul 2	Strasbourg Meeting Lagardére Athlé Tour, Strasbourg
1500m	4:10.21	-	Jun 27	Villeneuve d'Ascq Meeting Lille Métropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq

2007

2 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
1500m-short-track	4:33.35	-	Feb 17	French Indoor Combined Events Championships
1500m-short-track	4:21.84	-	Feb 17	French Indoor Combined Events Championships

2006

20 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
1500m	4:10.25	-	Sep 17	Athina IAAF World Cup, Olympic Stadium, Athina
1500m	4:10.25	-	Sep 16	Athina IAAF World Cup, Olympic Stadium, Athina
1500m	4:09.95	-	Sep 9	Stuttgart IAAF World Athletics Final, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart
1500m	4:17.86	-	Aug 30	Warszawa Pedro’s Cup, Warszawa
1500m	4:09.24	-	Aug 27	Rieti 2006, Rieti
1500m	4:04.28	-	Aug 20	Monaco Herculis
800m	2:02.18	-	Aug 13	Bambous African Championships
800m	2:10.08	-	Aug 12	Bambous African Championships, Bambous
1500m	4:23.26	-	Aug 11	Bambous African Championships, Bambous
800m	2:02.69	-	Jul 18	Algerian Championships, Algiers
1500m	4:06.15	-	Jul 17	Madrid Meeting de Atletismo, Madrid
800m	2:03.95	-	Jul 8	La Laguna Meeting Isla de Tenerife, La Laguna
800m	1:59.73	-	Jul 5	Salamanca Gran Premio de Atletismo, Salamanca
1500m	4:22.03	-	Jun 7	Beograd Artur Takač Memorial, Beograd
3000m	9:25.61	-	May 30	Golden Spike IAAF Super Grand Prix, Ostrava
1500m	4:11.37	-	May 12	Doha Qatar IAAF Super Tour, Doha
1000m-short-track	2:39.70	-	Mar 3	Meeting Gaz de France du Pas-de-Calais, Liévin (i)
3000m-short-track	9:08.77	-	Feb 26	Gent KBC Indoor, Gent (i)
1500m-short-track	4:12.91	-	Feb 10	Eaubonne Meeting du Val d’Oise, Eaubonne (i)
1500m-short-track	4:10.76	-	Feb 4	Stuttgart Sparkassen Cup, Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart (i)

2005

7 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
1500m	4:11.58	-	Jul 24	Brasschaat Atletiek Vlaanderen, Brasschaat
1500m	4:15.05	-	Jul 20	Naimette-Xhovémont Meeting de Liége, Naimette-Xhovémont
1500m	4:11.76	-	Jul 16	Madrid Meeting 2005, Madrid
1500m	4:16.56	-	Jun 23	Zaragoza Gran Premio Gobierno de Aragón, Zaragoza
800m	2:05.45	-	Jun 15	Annaba
800m	2:04.29	-	Jun 12	Villeneuve d'Ascq Meeting Lille Métropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq
1500m	4:18.19	-	May 29	Hengelo THALES FBK-Games, FBK Stadium, Hengelo

2004

4 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
1500m	DNS	-	Aug 18	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
1500m-short-track	4:11.79	-	Feb 28	Meeting Gaz de France du Pas-de-Calais, Liévin (i)
1500m-short-track	4:11.54	-	Feb 22	Peania Athina 2004, Peania (i)
1500m-short-track	4:13.02	-	Feb 15	Karlsruhe LBBW Meeting, Karlsruhe (i)

2003

12 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	2:00.90	-	Aug 18	Algiers
1500m	4:05.57	-	Aug 15	Weltklasse Zürich
1500m	4:09.88	-	Aug 10	Berlin ISTAF
1000m	2:36.94	-	Aug 5	Stockholm DN Galan, Stockholm
1000m	2:37.49	-	Aug 2	Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder
800m	2:01.28	-	Jul 17	Algiers Sonatrach Meeting, Algiers
800m	2:02.55	-	Jul 14	Algerian Championships
1500m	4:08.44	-	Jul 11	Roma Golden Gala
800m	2:02.80	-	Jul 7	Zagreb IAAF Grand Prix, Zagreb
Mile	4:35.03	-	Jun 15	Lille Meeting du Nord, Lille
1500m	4:11.73	-	Jun 1	Hengelo THALES FBK Games, FBK Stadium, Hengelo
800m	2:03.88	-	May 24	Nijmegen Global Athletics, Nijmegen

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Nouria Mérah-Benida's 1500 m personal best?

Nouria Mérah-Benida's 1500 m personal best is 3:59.12, set on Aug 18, 2000 in Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON), #116 on the all-time list.

Which events does Nouria Mérah-Benida compete in?

Nouria Mérah-Benida competes in the 1500 m and 1000 Metres.

How did Nouria Mérah-Benida perform in 2008?

2008 season best: 4:09.10, set on Jul 29, 2008 in Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON). Last competition: Monaco Herculis on Jul 29, 2008, 4:09.10.

How many medals has Nouria Mérah-Benida won?

Nouria Mérah-Benida has won 1 Olympic Games medal.

Nouria Mérah-Benida

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2006

2005

2004

2003

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