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| Born | (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Middle-distance running | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:58.51 (2026) 1500m: 4:16.00 (2026) | ||||||||||||||
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Souad Elhaddad (born 10 March 2001) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner. She was the bronze medalist over 1500 metres at the 2026 African Championships.[1]
Biography
In May 2023, Elhaddad set a personal best for the 800 metres competing at the 2023 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, placing third in the women’s national race. This came a week after she had completed a victorious double in the 800 m and 1500 metres races at the Moroccan University Championships.[2]
In August 2025, she placed fourth in 2:01.97 in the women’s 800 metres at the Internationales Nordthüringer Leichtathletikmeeting in Germany.[3] The following month, she was named in the Morocco team for the 2025 World Championships.[4]
Elhaddad was the bronze medalist over 1500 metres at the 2026 African Championships in Accra, Ghana, finishing behind Karabo More and Vivian Chebet Kiprotich in extremely wet conditions in May 2026, running 4:16.00.[5] She also placed fourth in the women's 800 metres at the championships.[6] Later that month, she ran a personal best 1:58.51 with a top-ten finish in the 800 metres in the 2026 Diamond League meeting in Rabat.[7]
References
- "Souad Elhaddad". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- "The promising Haddad sends signals of future dominance at a distance of 800 meters". alomksport.com. May 29, 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- Salomon, Patrick Oliver (18 Aug 2025). "Jepkosgei storms to season's best". GDN Online. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- "El Bakkali leads the Moroccan national team in the World Athletics Championships". almaghreb24.com. 3 Sep 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- "Zimbabwe win 4x400m, Yego claims sixth javelin title on final day of African Championships". World Athletics. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- "African Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- "Results - Rabat Diamond League 2026". Watch Athletics. 31 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.