Rhizlane Siba

Rhizlane Siba (born 29 February 1996) is a Moroccan track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. She has been African champion at youth, junior and senior level, winning the main continental title at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics. She is also twice gold medallist at the Arab Athletics Championships (winning her first at age fifteen) and was the 2011 Pan Arab Games winner.[1][2][3] Her personal best of 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) is the Moroccan record.[4]

Rhizlane Siba
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Morocco
Pan Arab Games
2011 DohaHigh jump
African Championships
2014 MarrakeshHigh jump
2012 Porto NovoHigh jump
Arab Championships
2013 DohaHigh jump
2011 Al AinHigh jump
2015 Isa TownHigh jump

The daughter of Ahmed and Aicha Siba, she grew up with her two siblings, Zineb and Amin. She gained a scholarship to attend Kansas State University and study business administration. While there she competed for the Kansas State Wildcats and made the top six at the Big 12 Conference Championships.[5]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2011 Arab Championships Al Ain, United Arab Emirates 1st High jump 1.76 m
Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 1st High jump 1.76 m
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 3rd High jump 1.75 m
2013 African Youth Championships Warri, Nigeria 1st High jump 1.80 m
3rd Medley relay 2:23.83
Arab Championships Doha, Qatar 1st High jump 1.76 m
World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 3rd High jump 1.79 m
African Junior Championships Bambous, Mauritius 1st High jump 1.75 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 20th (q) High jump 1.79 m
African Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 1st High jump 1.80 m
IAAF Continental Cup Marrakesh, Morocco 6th High jump 1.79 m
2015 African Junior Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 3rd High jump 1.75 m
Arab Championships Isa Town, Bahrain 2nd High jump 1.75 m
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 5th High jump 1.73 m
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 2nd High jump 1.81 m

References

  1. Rhizlane Siba. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-09.
  2. Montsho and Makwala take 400m titles in Porto-Novo – African champs, Day 3. IAAF (2012-06-30). Retrieved on 2016-07-09.
  3. Mulkeen, Jon (2014-08-12). Redemption for Makwala at African Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-09.
  4. K-State high jumper Rhizlane Siba cleared for takeoff. Ummah Sport (2015-05-12). Retrieved on 2016-07-09.
  5. Rhizlane Siba. KStateSports. Retrieved on 2016-07-09.

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