Driss Maazouzi

Driss Maazouzi (born 20 October 1969 in Meknes ) is a French middle and long distance runner of Moroccan origin, was especially successful in the 1500 meter race.

Starting yet for his home country Morocco, he won at the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 to tenth place above 1,500 meters. A year later he won at the Mediterranean Games in Bari at the same distance from the gold medal, while he retired at the 1997 World Championships in Athens in the semifinals. At the World Athletics Championships in 1999 in Seville he was eighth.

Although Maazouzi had in 1996 acquired French citizenship, he was awarded the international right to start for France in August 2000. A short time later, he finished at the Olympic Games in Sydney, ranked eleventh above 1,500 meters.

One of the biggest successes of his career celebrated Maazouzi at the World Athletics Championships in 2001 in Edmonton. There he won the 1500 -meter run with a time of 3:31,54 min the bronze medal behind Hicham El Guerrouj and Bernard Lagat. In 2003, he was then in Moscow World Indoor champion over 1,500 m. In a time of 3:42,59 min he could beat Lagat time scarce.

In addition Maazouzi was from 1995 to 2001 seven times. Consecutive French champion in 1500 -meter run In cross country he won five national titles on the short-range (1998-2000, 2002, 2008) and at the European Cross Country Championships in 2004 and 2005 bronze medal on the long distance.

Driss Maazouzi has a competition weight of 65 kg at a height of 1.80 m.

Bests

  • 800 m: 1:46,3 min, June 5, 1996 Caluire -et -Cuire
  • 1500 m: 3:31,45 min, July 19, 2002 Monaco
  • 3000 m: 7:36,21 min, 29 July 1998 Paris
  • 5000 m: 13:30,34 min, June 8, 2002 Sevilla
October 20 Long-distance running 1997 World Championships in Athletics 1999 World Championships in Athletics 2001 World Championships in Athletics 3000 metres 5000 metres
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