Nezha Bidouane (born 18 September 1969 in Rabat

Rabat

Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000...

) is a retired Moroccan

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 hurdler.

She won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships

1997 World Championships in Athletics

The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...

 in Athens

Athens

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. In 1999 she won the silver medal at the World Championships

IAAF World Championships in Athletics

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 in an African record

African records in athletics

African records in athletics are the best marks set in a track and field and road running events by an athlete who competes for a member nation of the Confederation of African Athletics . The organisation is responsible for ratification and it analyses each record before approving it...

 time of 52.90 seconds.

In 2000 she won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games

2000 Summer Olympics

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She is married to Abdelaziz Sahere

Abdelaziz Sahere

Abdelaziz Sahere is a Moroccan long-distance runner who competed mostly over 1500 metres and 3000 metre steeplechase. Sahere is married to fellow runner Nezha Bidouane.-Achievements:-External links:*...

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She oversees the annual Women's Race to Victory 8K road race in Rabat.

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