Malika Akkaoui

Malika Akkaoui
	; Akkaoui in 2018
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Morocco
Mediterranean Games
Pan Arab Games
African Championships

Malika Al-Akkaoui (born 25 December 1987 in Zaida^[1]) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner.^[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 800 metres. At the 2016 Olympics, she competed in the 800 and 1500 m.

She finished 10th in the 1500m at the 2017 World Athletics Championships.^[3] Al-Akkaoui bagged a gold each in the 400 m and the 800 m at the 2011 Pan Arab Games as well as in the 800 m at the 2013 Mediterranean Games.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Morocco
2004	Arab Youth Championships	Rabat, Morocco	2nd	800 m	2:10.31
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	31st (h)	800 m	2:10.20
2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	3rd	800 m	2:01.01
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	30th (h)	1500 m	4:14.79
	Arab Championships	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	2nd	800 m	2:05.15
	Arab Championships	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:40.58
	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	1st	400 m	53.94
			1st	800 m	2:02.42
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:38.64
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	14th (h)	1500 m	2:04.20
	African Championships	Porto-Novo, Benin	3rd	800 m	1:59.90
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	12th (sf)	800 m	2:00.32
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	1st	800 m	2:00.72
	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	–	4 × 400 m	DQ
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	16th (sf)	800 m	2:02.29
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Nice, France	2nd	800 m	2:02.61
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Nice, France	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:37.48
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	1st	400 m	53.19
			1st	800 m	2:06.97
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:38.56
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	16th (h)	1500 m	2:06.04
2014	African Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	6th	800 m	2:02.63
2015	Arab Championships	Isa Town, Bahrain	1st	800 m	2:05:77
	World Championships	Beijing, China	12th (sf)	800 m	1:59.03
	World Championships	Beijing, China	12th	1500 m	4:16.98
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	10th (h)	800 m	2:04.00
	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	2nd	800 m	2:00.24
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	27th (h)	800 m	2:00.52
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	19th (sf)	1500 m	4:08.55
2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	1st	800 m	2:01.04
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	1st	800 m	2:00.71
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	2nd	1500 m	4:17.36
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	10th	1500 m	4:05.87
2018	World Indoor Championship	Birmingham, United Kingdom	22nd (h)	1500 m	4:15.09
	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	2nd	800 m	2:01.50
			2nd	1500 m	4:13.31
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.91
	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	6th	800 m	2:00.01
	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	3rd	1500 m	4:14.17
2019	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	1st	1500 m	4:29.10
	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:49.85
	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	4th	800 m	2:03.78
	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	4th	1500 m	4:20.64
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	27th (h)	800 m	2:03.40
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	20th (sf)	1500 m	4:16.83

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Malika Akkaoui". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
^ "Malika Akkaoui". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
^ "1500 Metres Result - IAAF World Championships London 2017". IAAF.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017.

External links

Malika Akkaoui at World Athletics
Malika Akkaoui at Olympedia
Malika Akkaoui at Olympics.com
Malika Akkaoui at the Comité National Olympique Marocain (in French)

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Malika Akkaoui". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

[2] "Malika Akkaoui". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.

[3] "1500 Metres Result - IAAF World Championships London 2017". IAAF.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017.

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