Bouchra Chaâbi, Date of Birth

    

Bouchra Chaâbi

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1980

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Morocco

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Bouchra Chaâbi

  • Bouchra Chaabi (born 22 September 1980 in Bougargouh) is a Moroccan long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She made her Olympic debut at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, running in the 10,000 metres.
  • That year she had been the bronze medallist in the event at the 2000 African Championships in Athletics.
  • She made the top twenty in the short race at every IAAF World Cross Country Championships from 2002 to 2006.
  • She also began to compete in the 3000 metres steeplechase and became continental champion with a gold medal victory at the 2004 African Championships in Athletics.She won the Eurocross cross country running competition in 2004.
  • Chaâbi went on to win a 5000 metres bronze medal at the 2004 Pan Arab Games later that year.
  • She switched to the 3000 m steeplechase for the 2005 World Championships in Athletics and managed to finish tenth in the event final.
  • That year, she was the 5000 m silver medallist at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie behind compatriot Zhor El Kamch.
  • She took the steeplechase bronze medal at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics.
  • She ran the 1500 metres at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics but was eliminated in the heats.
  • She competed over the same distance for Morocco at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but did not progress past the first round yet again.Her 2009 season was highlighted by a 5000 m gold medal and 10,000 m silver at the Jeux de la Francophonie.
  • She managed second place at the 2010 Cross de la Constitución in December, finishing behind Mónica Rosa.

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