Btissam Lakhouad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Moroccan middle distance runner
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Place of Birth: Khouribga, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco
About Btissam Lakhouad
- Btissam Lakhouad (born 7 December 1980) is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.
- She represented her country at the Summer Olympics in 2008 and 2012.
- She was fourth at the World Championships in Athletics in 2011 and has won medals at the Mediterranean Games and the African Championships in Athletics. A Khouribga native, she competed in the 1500 m at both the 2007 and 2008 World Athletics Finals, finishing in sixth and eleventh place, respectively.
- She represented Morocco at the 2008 Summer Olympics and, after finishing third in her heat, she qualified for the final of the competition.
- She finished in last place however, two places behind teammate Siham Hilali.
- She improved her 1500 m best to 4:03.23 minutes at the 2009 Herculis meet in Monaco and went to be a semi-finalist in the event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.
- In regional competition, she claimed the silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games and won a gold medal at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie, heading a Moroccan medal sweep.Lakhouad ran her first sub-4 minute 1500 m race in 2010, recording 3:59.35 minutes for second at the Athletissima Diamond League meet in July to break the Moroccan national record.
- She won her first continental medal soon after, taking the 1500 m bronze medal at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics.
- She also placed fourth in the 800 metres final.
- She also competed in the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing 34th overall.
- She delivered her career best global level performance at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics by taking fourth place in the 1500 m final.She ran at the 80th edition of the Cinque Mulini cross country and came third.
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