Azeddine Habz

Azeddine Habz
Habz in Montreuil in 2022
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1993-07-19) 19 July 1993 (age 31)
Oulad Nacer, Morocco
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle-, long-distance running
ClubVal d'Europe Athlétisme Montévrain
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  France
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Istanbul 1500 m
European Cross Country Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Dublin Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Turin Mixed relay

Azeddine Habz (born 19 July 1993) is a French middle- and long-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 2023 European Indoor Championships.

Personal life

Habz was brought up in Morocco before relocating to France in 2012. He received French citizenship and began representing France in August 2018. He studied sociology at the University of Paris.[1]

Career

In October 2018, Habz became the French half marathon champion.[2] On 29 February 2020, he won the 3000 metres at the French Indoor Championships in a time of 7:57.20.[3] He was selected to run for France at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the 1500 metres race.[4]

Selected for the 1500m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, he qualified for the final, in which he finished eleventh.[5] In September 2023, he set a new national record for the mile, running 3:48.64 at the Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon.[6]

On 10 February 2024, Habz ran 3:34.39 over 1500m indoors in Lievin, improving the French national record set by Mehdi Baala from 2009, by 0.32 seconds.[7] He won the 1500 metres at the 2024 Diamond League event 2024 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme in Rabat.[8]

Despite initially being mistakenly left off the submitted list of competitors by the French Federation and having to be instated following appeal,[9] he qualified for the final of the 1500 metres at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.[10] In July 2024, he ran a 1:43.79 personal best in the 800 metres at the 2024 Meeting de Paris.[11] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 1500 metres.[12]

Achievements

International competitions

Representing  France
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
2019 European Cross Country Championships Lisbon, Portugal 36th Senior race 31:47
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 22nd (h) 1500 m 3:41.55
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 17th (sf) 1500 m 3:35.12
European Cross Country Championships Dublin, Ireland 2nd Mixed relay 18:05
2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 1st 1500 m 3:41.65
European Championships Munich, Germany 10th 1500 m 3:40.92
European Cross Country Championships Turin, Italy 3rd Mixed relay 17:31
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 3rd 1500 m 3:35.39
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th 1500 m 3:33.14
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 7th 1500 m 3:33.70
Olympic Games Paris, France 19th (h) 1500 m 3:34.35

Personal bests

Road

National titles

References

  1. ^ "Athletics - HABZ Azeddine - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  2. ^ Niget, Florian (November 5, 2018). "Pierrefitte: naturalisé en août, champion de France en octobre" [Pierrefitte: naturalized in August, French champion in October]. Le Parisien (in French).
  3. ^ "Azeddine HABZ". WorldAthletics.org. World Athletics.
  4. ^ "JO de Tokyo : la liste complète de la délégation française" [Tokyo Olympics: the full list of the French delegation]. CNEWS (in French).
  5. ^ "Men's 1500m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  6. ^ Henderson, Jason (September 16, 2023). "Ingebrigtsen out-duels Nuguse at Diamond League final". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Tsegay, Girma and Holloway threaten world indoor records in Lievin". World Athletics. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Rabat/Marrakech Diamond League 2024 - Results". Watch Athletics. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  9. ^ "AZEDDINE HABZ AND SIMON BÉDARD FINALLY QUALIFIED FOR EUROPE DESPITE "MAJOR ERRORS" FROM THE FFA". Eurosport. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  10. ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  11. ^ Henderson, Jason (July 7, 2024). "World records for Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Faith Kipyegon in Paris". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Men's 1500m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.


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