Bouchra Ghezielle
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2005 Helsinki | 1500 m |
Bouchra Ghézielle, née Ben Thami (Arabic: بُشرا غزال, born 19 May 1979) is a Moroccan-French track and field athlete, now competing for France. She competes mainly on the 1500 m distance but also on 800 m and 3000 m distances.
Born in Khemisset,[1] she competed at the 2004 Olympic Games for Morocco. She won the bronze medals at the 1998 African Championships,[2] the 1998 World Junior Championships and the 2005 World Championships, and finished fourth at the 2005 World Athletics Final.[1]
In 2008 she was found guilty of rh-EPO doping. The sample was delivered on 9 February 2008 in an out-of-competition test in Franconville. She received a suspension from May 2008 to May 2012.[3]
Personal bests
This is a list of her personal best times:[1]
- 800 metres - 2:00.29 min (2005)
- 1500 metres - 4:01.28 min (2005)
- 3000 metres - 8:35.41 min (2005)
- 5000 metres - 15:12.17 min (2006)
References
- 1 2 3 Bouchra Ghezielle profile at IAAF
- ↑ African Championships - GBR Athletics
- ↑ "Doping Rule Violation". IAAF.org. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
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