Souad Ait Salem
ALGWomenBirth dateJan 6, 1979
BirthplaceMécheria
Height1.58 m
Weight50 kg
Souad Ait Salem is a Algeria middle-distance runner, born on January 6, 1979 in Mécheria. Standing 1.58 m and weighing 50 kg, She competes primarily in the 1500m, 3000m and 5000m.
Her personal bests include 4:24.80 in the 1500m, 8:47.99 in the 3000m, 15:07.49 in the 5000m, 32:13.15 in the 10000m and 1:09:15 in the Semi. She has earned 17 gold medals in major international competitions. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Algeria.
Key facts
Last competition
Algeria Athletics Open Championships
Jul 28, 2026 · 17:04.13
Age
47 years old
As of Sep 17, 2026: Marathon 2:25:08 (#513 all-time), 5000 m 15:07.49 (#492 all-time), 2026 season best 17:04.13 (Jul 28, 2026) · Last competition: Algeria Athletics Open Championships, Jul 28, 2026, 17:04.13 · National record (3000 m) · 47 years old
PB
Personal bests
4:24.80
16:18
32:39
1:06:11
1:25:57
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5000m | 17:04.13 | - | Jul 28, 2026 | ↓ | Algeria Athletics Open Championships |
| 2026 | 10Kilometr | 32:58 | - | Jun 13, 2026 | ↓ | Corrida International de Langueux |
| 2026 | Semi | 1:14:35 | - | May 24, 2026 | ↑ | Semi-Marathon International - Les Sables d'Olonne - Vendée |
| 2025 | 5000m | 16:26.20 | - | Aug 9, 2025 | ↓ | Algerian Championships |
| 2025 | 10000m | 34:38.89 | - | Aug 12, 2025 | ↓ | Algerian Championships |
| 2025 | Semi | 1:14:16 | - | Nov 14, 2025 | ↑ | International Half Marathon "Les Foulées d' Alger", Algiers |
| 2025 | MountainCl | 1:25:57 | - | Sep 28, 2025 | - | World Mountain & Trail Running Championships, Canfranc-Pirineos |
| 2024 | 10Kilometr | 33:48 | - | Jan 7, 2024 | ↓ | Prom'Classic |
| 2024 | 10000m | 34:57.22 | - | Jun 30, 2024 | ↓ | Algerian Championships |
| 2023 | 1500m | 4:31.44 | - | Jul 26, 2023 | ↓ | Algerian Championships |
| 2023 | 5000m | 16:54.83 | - | Jul 25, 2023 | ↓ | Algerian Championships |
| 2023 | 10Kilometr | 33:17 | - | Oct 29, 2023 | ↓ | Les Foulées Monterelaises |
| 2023 | 10000m | 34:44.13 | - | Jul 23, 2023 | ↓ | Algerian Championships |
| 2023 | Semi | 1:15:34 | - | Jun 4, 2023 | ↑ | Semi Marathon Pegasus & 10 KM Crédit Agricole Normandie, Caen |
| 2022 | 5000m | 16:21.60 | - | Jul 2, 2022 | ↓ | XIX Mediterranean Games, Stade Complexe Olympique, Oran |
| 2022 | 10000m | 34:13.03 | - | Apr 30, 2022 | ↓ | Algerian 10.000m Championships |
| 2022 | Semi | 1:14:39 | - | Oct 21, 2022 | ↑ | Béjaïa (ALG) |
| 2021 | Semi | 1:21:39 | - | Oct 29, 2021 | ↑ | Béjaïa (ALG) |
| 2016 | 10000m | 33:44.69 | - | Jun 28, 2016 | ↓ | Algiers (ALG) |
| 2016 | 10Kilometr | 37:31 | - | May 28, 2016 | ↓ | Ottawa (CAN) |
| 2016 | Semi | 1:11:09 | - | Jan 24, 2016 | ↑ | Santa Pola (ESP) |
| 2015 | 5000m | 15:38.39 | - | Jul 3, 2015 | ↓ | Algiers (ALG) |
| 2015 | CrossCount | 29:18 | - | Mar 28, 2015 | ↓ | 41st IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Qingzhen, Guiyang |
| 2015 | 10000m | 32:50.62 | - | Jun 12, 2015 | ↓ | Béjaïa (ALG) |
| 2015 | 10Kilometr | 33:23 | - | Jun 7, 2015 | ↓ | Casablanca (MAR) |
| 2015 | Marathon | 2:27:21 | - | Apr 19, 2015 | ↑ | Hannover (GER) |
| 2014 | Semi | 1:10:36 | - | Mar 2, 2014 | ↑ | Ostia (ITA) |
| 2014 | Marathon | 2:33:09 | - | Apr 27, 2014 | ↑ | Hannover (GER) |
| 2013 | 10000m | 33:19.34 | - | Jun 26, 2013 | ↓ | Mersin (TUR) |
| 2013 | Semi | 1:13:54 | - | Jun 29, 2013 | ↑ | Mersin (TUR) |
| 2012 | Marathon | 2:27:21 | - | May 13, 2012 | ↑ | Praha (CZE) |
| 2011 | 1500m | 4:24.80 | - | Jul 8, 2011 | ↓ | Algiers (ALG) |
| 2011 | 5000m | 17:30.16 | - | Jul 27, 2011 | ↓ | Algiers (ALG) |
| 2011 | 10000m | 35:48.8h | - | Jul 4, 2011 | ↓ | Annaba (ALG) |
| 2011 | Semi | 1:12:19 | - | Oct 28, 2011 | ↑ | Al Ain (UAE) |
| 2008 | Semi | 1:09:15 | - | Feb 24, 2008 | ↑ | Roma (ITA) |
| 2008 | Marathon | 2:27:41 | - | Apr 13, 2008 | ↑ | London (GBR) |
| 2007 | 5000m | 15:28.31 | - | Jul 15, 2007 | ↓ | Longeville (FRA) |
| 2007 | 10Kilometr | 32:57 | - | May 20, 2007 | ↓ | Casablanca (MAR) |
| 2007 | Semi | 1:10:29 | - | Feb 25, 2007 | ↑ | Ostia (ITA) |
| 2007 | Marathon | 2:25:08 | - | Mar 18, 2007 | ↑ | Roma (ITA) |
| 2006 | 3000m | 8:47.99 | - | Jun 22, 2006 | ↑ | Algiers (ALG) |
| 2006 | 5000m | 15:07.49 | - | Jul 8, 2006 | ↓ | Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) |
| 2006 | 20Kilometr | 1:06:11 | - | Oct 8, 2006 | - | Debrecen IAAF World Road Running Championships |
| 2006 | Semi | 1:10:26 | - | Jan 29, 2006 | ↑ | Marrakech (MAR) |
| 2006 | Marathon | 2:28:22 | - | Apr 16, 2006 | ↑ | Thessaloniki (GRE) |
| 2005 | 3000m | 9:15.14 | - | Jun 23, 2005 | ↑ | Algiers (ALG) |
| 2005 | 5000m | 15:20.10 | - | Jul 26, 2005 | ↓ | Stockholm (SWE) |
| 2005 | 10000m | 32:13.70 | - | Jun 17, 2005 | ↓ | Utrecht (NED) |
| 2005 | 10Kilometr | 32:39= | - | Nov 20, 2005 | ↓ | Marseille (FRA) |
| 2005 | Semi | 1:14:52 | - | Nov 10, 2005 | ↑ | Oran (ALG) |
| 2004 | 5000m | 15:15.54 | - | Jul 31, 2004 | ↓ | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) |
| 2004 | 10000m | 32:13.15 | - | Jul 23, 2004 | ↓ | Mataró (ESP) |
| 2004 | 10Kilometr | 32:39 | - | May 23, 2004 | ↓ | Casablanca (MAR) |
| 2004 | Semi | 1:16:32 | - | Oct 8, 2004 | ↑ | Algiers (ALG) |
| 2003 | 5000m | 15:18.76 | - | Jul 17, 2003 | ↓ | Algiers (ALG) |
| 2003 | 10000m | 32:28.14 | - | May 30, 2003 | ↓ | Marseille (FRA) |
| 2003 | Semi | 1:15:07 | - | Oct 4, 2003 | ↑ | Vilamoura IAAF World Half Marathon Championships |
| 2002 | CrossCount | 15:23 | - | Mar 24, 2002 | ↓ | 30th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Dublin |
| 2002 | 5000m | 15:58.35 | - | Jul 20, 2002 | ↓ | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) |
| 2002 | 5Kilometre | 16:18 | - | Aug 24, 2002 | - | Aguilas (ESP) |
| 2002 | 10000m | 33:05.76 | - | Aug 9, 2002 | ↓ | Radés (TUN) |
| 2002 | Semi | 1:15:29 | - | Sep 22, 2002 | ↑ | Valladolid (ESP) |
| 2000 | 5000m | 16:08.31 | - | Aug 5, 2000 | ↓ | Hechtel (BEL) |
| 2000 | 10000m | 34:02.28 | - | Jul 12, 2000 | ↓ | Algiers (ALG) |
| 2000 | Semi | 1:22:33 | - | Nov 12, 2000 | ↑ | Veracruz IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Veracruz |
| 1998 | 5000m | 16:44.7h | - | Jul 2, 1998 | ↓ | Outdoor Meeting |
| 1997 | CrossCount | 17:17 | - | Mar 23, 1997 | ↓ | 25th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Torino |
2026
4 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m | 17:04.13 | - | Jul 28 | Algeria Athletics Open Championships |
10Kilometr | 32:58 | - | Jun 13 | Corrida International de Langueux |
Semi | 1:14:35 | - | May 24 | Semi-Marathon International - Les Sables d'Olonne - Vendée |
Semi | 1:18:30 | - | Apr 10 | Algerian Half Marathon & 5km Road Running Championships, Chafia Bouda |
2025
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:14:16 | - | Nov 14 | International Half Marathon "Les Foulées d' Alger", Algiers |
MountainCl | 1:25:57 | - | Sep 28 | World Mountain & Trail Running Championships, Canfranc-Pirineos |
MountainCl | 1:25:57 | - | Sep 26 | World Mountain & Trail Running Championships, Canfranc-Pirineos |
10000m | 34:38.89 | - | Aug 12 | Algerian Championships |
10000m | 34:38.89 | - | Aug 9 | Algerian Championships |
5000m | 16:26.20 | - | Aug 9 | Algerian Championships |
2024
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10000m | 34:57.22 | - | Jun 30 | Algerian Championships |
10Kilometr | 33:48 | - | Jan 7 | Prom'Classic |
2023
11 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 33:17 | - | Oct 29 | Les Foulées Monterelaises |
1500m | 4:31.44 | - | Jul 26 | Algerian Championships |
5000m | 16:54.83 | - | Jul 25 | Algerian Championships |
10000m | 34:44.13 | - | Jul 24 | Algerian Championships |
1500m | 4:31.44 | - | Jul 24 | Algerian Championships |
5000m | 16:54.83 | - | Jul 24 | Algerian Championships |
10000m | 34:44.13 | - | Jul 23 | Algerian Championships |
10000m | DNF | - | Jul 6 | Arab Games Algiers 2023, Complexe Olympique Mohamed Boudiaf, Algiers |
10Kilometr | 33:27 | - | Jun 17 | Corrida Internationale de Langueux |
Semi | 1:15:34 | - | Jun 4 | Semi Marathon Pegasus & 10 KM Crédit Agricole Normandie, Caen |
Semi | 1:15:42 | - | May 28 | Semi Marathon des Olonnes |
2022
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:15:03 | - | Dec 23 | Bahrain Royal Night Half Marathon |
Semi | 1:14:39 | - | Oct 21 | Semi Marathon International de la Ville de Béjaia, Béjaïa |
5000m | 16:37.47 | - | Jul 16 | Elite Event & Young Talents "AAF One Day", Stade Annexe du 5 Juillet, Algiers |
5000m | 16:21.60 | - | Jul 2 | XIX Mediterranean Games, Stade Complexe Olympique, Oran |
5000m | 16:21.60 | - | Jul 1 | XIX Mediterranean Games, Stade Complexe Olympique, Oran |
Semi | 1:18:24 | - | Jul 1 | XIX Mediterranean Games, Stade Complexe Olympique, Oran |
10000m | 34:13.03 | - | Apr 30 | Algerian 10.000m Championships |
2021
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:21:39 | - | Oct 29 | Semi Marathon International de la Ville de Bejaia, Béjaïa |
2016
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | DNF | - | Aug 16 | The XXXI Olympic Games |
10000m | 33:44.69 | - | Jun 28 | Algiers |
10Kilometr | 37:31 | - | May 28 | Ottawa 10K, Ottawa |
Semi | 1:13:18 | - | Mar 26 | IAAF World Half Marathon Championships |
10Kilometr | 31:53 | - | Mar 6 | Casablanca 10 km, Casablanca |
Semi | 1:11:09 | - | Jan 24 | Santa Pola Half Marathon, Santa Pola |
2015
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:33:05 | - | Nov 27 | Algiers Marathon, Algiers |
Marathon | DNF | - | Aug 23 | IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Beijing |
5000m | 16:10.35 | - | Aug 1 | Algerian Championships, Algiers |
5000m | 15:38.39 | - | Jul 3 | Algiers |
10000m | 32:50.62 | - | Jun 12 | Béjaïa |
10Kilometr | 33:23 | - | Jun 7 | Casablanca Memorial Rahal 10K, Casablanca |
Marathon | 2:27:21 | - | Apr 19 | Hannover Marathon, Hannover |
CrossCount | 29:18 | - | Mar 28 | 41st IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Qingzhen, Guiyang |
2014
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:44:40 | - | Nov 1 | Marathon, Algiers |
Marathon | 2:33:09 | - | Apr 27 | Hannover Marathon, Hannover |
Semi | 1:11:23 | - | Mar 29 | IAAF World Half Marathon Championships |
Semi | 1:10:36 | - | Mar 2 | Roma-Ostia Half Marathon, Ostia |
Semi | 1:11:34 | - | Feb 23 | Ouargla Algerian Half Marathon Championships, Ouargla |
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Honours
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2025Algerian Championships
5000 Metres
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2025Algerian Championships
10,000 Metres
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2024Algerian Championships
10,000 Metres
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2023Algerian Championships
10,000 Metres
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2023Algerian Championships
5000 Metres
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2015Algerian Championships
5000 Metres
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2011Algerian Championships
5000 Metres
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2011Algerian 10,000m Championships
10,000 Metres
6
2008London Marathon
Marathon
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2007Algiers All-African Games
Half Marathon
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2006Debrecen IAAF World Road Running Championships
20 Kilometres Road
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2005Algerian Championships
5000 Metres
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2005Almería Mediterranean Games
10,000 Metres
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2004Algiers Pan-Arab Games
10,000 Metres
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2004Algiers Pan-Arab Games
5000 Metres
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2004Algiers Pan-Arab Games
Half Marathon
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2002Algerian Championships
10,000 Metres
5
2002Tunis-Radés African Championships
10,000 Metres
5
2002Tunis-Radés African Championships
10,000 Metres
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2000Algiers African Championships
10,000 Metres
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2000Algiers African Championships
10,000 Metres
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Souad Ait Salem's Marathon personal best?
Souad Ait Salem's Marathon personal best is 2:25:08, set on Mar 18, 2007 in Roma (ITA), #513 on the all-time list.
Which events does Souad Ait Salem compete in?
Souad Ait Salem competes in the Marathon and 5000 m.
How did Souad Ait Salem perform in 2026?
2026 season best: 17:04.13, set on Jul 28, 2026. Last competition: Algeria Athletics Open Championships on Jul 28, 2026, 17:04.13.