Malika Akkaoui

Malika Akkaoui

Akkaoui in 2018
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Morocco
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin 800 m
Pan Arab Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 800 m
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Durban 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Nairobi 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Porto Novo 800 m

Malika Al-Akkaoui (born 25 December 1987, in Zaida[1]) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 800 metres. At the 2016 Olympics, she competed in the 800 and 1500 m.

She finished 10th in the 1500m at the 2017 World Athletics Championships.[3] Al-Akkaoui bagged a gold each in the 400 m and the 800 m at the 2011 Pan Arab Games as well as in the 800 m at the 2013 Mediterranean Games.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Morocco
2004 Arab Youth Championships Rabat, Morocco 2nd 800 m 2:10.31
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 31st (h) 800 m 2:10.20
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 3rd 800 m 2:01.01
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 30th (h) 1500 m 4:14.79
Arab Championships Al Ain, United Arab Emirates 2nd 800 m 2:05.15
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:40.58
Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 1st 400 m 53.94
1st 800 m 2:02.42
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:38.64
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 14th (h) 1500 m 2:04.20
African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 3rd 800 m 1:59.90
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 12th (sf) 800 m 2:00.32
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 1st 800 m 2:00.72
– 4 × 400 m DQ
World Championships Moscow, Russia 16th (sf) 800 m 2:02.29
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 2nd 800 m 2:02.61
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:37.48
Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 1st 400 m 53.19
1st 800 m 2:06.97
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:38.56
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 16th (h) 1500 m 2:06.04
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 6th 800 m 2:02.63
2015 Arab Championships Isa Town, Bahrain 1st 800 m 2:05:77
World Championships Beijing, China 12th (sf) 800 m 1:59.03
12th 1500 m 4:16.98
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 10th (h) 800 m 2:04.00
African Championships Durban, South Africa 2nd 800 m 2:00.24
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 27th (h) 800 m 2:00.52
19th (sf) 1500 m 4:08.55
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st 800 m 2:01.04
– 4 × 100 m relay DQ
Jeux de la Francophonie Abidjan, Ivory Coast 1st 800 m 2:00.71
2nd 1500 m 4:17.36
World Championships London, United Kingdom 10th 1500 m 4:05.87
2018 World Indoor Championship Birmingham, United Kingdom 22nd (h) 1500 m 4:15.09
Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 2nd 800 m 2:01.50
2nd 1500 m 4:13.31
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.91
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 6th 800 m 2:00.01
3rd 1500 m 4:14.17
2019 Arab Championships Cairo, Egypt 1st 1500 m 4:29.10
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:49.85
African Games Rabat, Morocco 4th 800 m 2:03.78
4th 1500 m 4:20.64
World Championships Doha, Qatar 27th (h) 800 m 2:03.40
20th (sf) 1500 m 4:16.83

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Malika Akkaoui". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Malika Akkaoui". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  3. ^ "1500 Metres Result - IAAF World Championships London 2017". IAAF.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017.


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