Hassan Chahdi

Chahdi winning the European under-23 cross country title in 2010

Sidi-Hassan Chahdi (born 7 May 1989) is a French long-distance runner who competes mainly in cross country running competitions.

Born in Cluses,[1] he has represented France four times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, twice as a junior and twice as a senior athlete (2011 and 2015).[2]

He has competed seven times consecutively at the European Cross Country Championships from 2007 to 2013. During this period he was part of the gold medal-winning French teams 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011, gathering honours at junior, under-23 and senior level in the process. Individually, he was a junior bronze medallist in 2008, under-23 runner-up in 2009, under-23 champion in 2010, and then won his first senior medal (a silver) in 2012.[1]

In 2018, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2018 European Athletics Championships held in Berlin, Germany.[3] He did not finish his race.[3]

Personal life

Born in France, Chahdi is of Moroccan descent.[4]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2007 World Cross Country Championships Mombasa, Kenya 61st Junior race 27:20
European Cross Country Championships Toro, Spain 8th Junior race 20:25
1st Junior team 29 pts
2008 World Cross Country Championships Edinburgh, United Kingdom 23rd Junior race 24:04
11th Junior team 248 pts
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 10th 5000 m 13:51.45
European Cross Country Championships Brussels, Belgium 3rd Junior race 18:49
1st Junior team 50 pts
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 16th 5000 m 14:21.76
European Cross Country Championships Dublin, Ireland 2nd Under-23 race 25:17
1st Under-23 team 31 pts
2010 European Cross Country Championships Albufeira, Portugal 1st Under-23 race 24:11
2nd Under-23 team 78 pts
2011 World Cross Country Championships Punta Umbría, Spain 23rd Senior race 35:35
European Cross Country Championships Velenje, Slovenia 4th Senior race 29:22
1st Senior team 34 pts
2012 European Cross Country Championships Szentendre, Hungary 2nd Senior race 30:11
4th Senior team 86 pts
2013 European Cross Country Championships Belgrade, Serbia 5th Senior race 29:40
4th Senior team 66 pts
2015 World Cross Country Championships Guiyang, China — Senior race DNF
2021 Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 45th Marathon 2:18:40
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 17th Marathon 2:09:20
2023 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 8th Marathon 2:09:46
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th Marathon 2:10:45

References

  1. ^ a b Hassan Chahdi. French Athletics Federation. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  2. ^ Sidi-Hassan Chahdi. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  3. ^ a b "2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon – Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. ^ MATIN, Hajjar El Haïti, LE. "Le Matin - Le Marocain Hassan Chahdi récompensé". Le Matin.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)