Aziz Ouhadi
Aziz Ouhadi (Arabic: عزيز أوحادي; born 24 July 1984 in Khemisset) is a Moroccan track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. His 100 m personal best of 10.09 seconds is the Moroccan national record. He was part of the Morocco team for the 2012 London Olympics.[1] He represented his country at the 2009 and 2011 World Championships and 2012 World Indoor Championships and has won medals at the Jeux de la Francophonie and the Military World Games.
![]() Aziz Ouhadi in 2015 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | July 24, 1984 |
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
Career
He won his first national title in the 100 m in 2005.[2] Having run a personal best of 10.25 seconds in Sofia in 2009, he was selected for the Moroccan national squad and came fourth in his heat at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.[3] At the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie a month later he took the silver medal over 100 m behind Ben Youssef Meité.[4] He ran for his country in both the 100 m and 200 m at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics and came sixth and fourth in the respective finals.[3]
Ouhadi developed rapidly in 2011: he improved the Moroccan record three times early in the season, culminating in a 10.09-second victory at the Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar.[5] He won the 100 m at the IAAF Rabat Meeting and headed to Europe, where he won at the Memorial Primo Nebiolo and Josef Odlozil Memorial.[6] He ran in both the sprints at the 2011 Military World Games and won two silver medals, finishing behind Femi Ogunode on both occasions.[7] He reached the final of the men's 60 metres at the 2012 World Indoor Championships.[3]
In 2017 he tested positive for SARMs and was banned from competition for four years between 17 April 2017 and 19 May 2021.[8]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aziz Ouhadi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- Moroccan Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-08-21.
- Ouhadi Aziz. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-21.
- Vazel, P-J (2009-10-03). Berrabah’s 8.40m Moroccan Long Jump record highlights – Francophone Games, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- Jalava, Mirko (2011-05-28). Heidler’s 75.33m the standout result in Dakar – IAAF World Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- Aziz Ouhadi Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. ESMI. Retrieved on 2011-08-21.
- Kurdyumova, Yelena & Porada, Sergey (2011-07-24). Strong showing by Kenya at the World Military Games in Rio de Janeiro. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- "List of athletes currently serving a period of ineligibility as a result of an anti-doping rule violation under IAAF rules". IAAF. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-02-27.