10/07/68 - Constantine
56.7 (90), 1:58.72 (91), 3:55.30 (Afr rec; 92),
4:20.79M (Afr rec; 91), 8:56.16 (93). sf 86 W Jnr 800 (ht 1500),
ht 88 Oly 800/1500, 7th 89 W Cup 800, 1st 88 & 89 Afr
800/1500. At 1500: 1st 91 World, 1st 92 Oly, 3rd 93 World, 1st 94
W Cup, 1st 95 World, sf 96 Oly (stumbled and jogged home last
with sprained ankle). First African woman to win a World Champs
gold medal (91) and beat Noureddine Morceli to honour of being
Algeria’s first world champion. Her 3:55.30 in 92 Olympics
(almost 5 sec inside her previous best) was fastest in world
since 88. Her victory in the 95 World Champs made her the first
athlete to win three Olympic or world 1500 titles |
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