Azeddine Habz (born 19 July 1993) is a French middle- and

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. He won silver and bronze medals in the

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at the

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and 2023 European Indoor Championships.

Personal life

Habz was brought up in

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before relocating to France in 2012. He received French citizenship and began representing France in August 2018. He studied sociology at the

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Career

In October 2018, Habz became the French

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champion. On 29 February 2020, he won the

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at the French Indoor Championships in a time of 7:57.20. He was selected to run for France at the delayed

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in the 1500 metres race. Selected for the 1500m at the

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, he qualified for the final, in which he finished eleventh. In September 2023, he set a new national record for the mile, running 3:48.64 at the Diamond League final in

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. On 10 February 2024, Habz ran 3:34.39 over 1500m indoors in Lievin, improving the French national record set by

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from 2009, by 0.32 seconds. He won the 1500 metres at the

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event

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. Despite initially being mistakenly left off the submitted list of competitors by the French Federation and having to be instated following appeal, he qualified for the final of the 1500 metres at the

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. In July 2024, he ran a 1:43.79 personal best in the 800 metres at the 2024 Meeting de Paris. He competed at the

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over 1500 metres. On 2 February 2025, he set a new personal best of 7:31.75 over 3000 metres at the

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. Later that month, he ran a French record of 3:47.56 in the

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at the

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. En route to the mile, Habz split 3:32.24 for 1500 metres, improving his indoor 1500 metre French record. He was selected for the

2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from 6 to 9 March 2025 at the Omnisport Apeldoorn arena in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The four-day competition features thirteen men's, thirteen women's and one mixed athletics events over t ...

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, where he won a silver medal in the 1500 metres. The following day, he also qualified for the final of the 3000 metres race. On 6 June 2025, he ran 3:29.72 to win the 1500 metres at the

2025 Golden Gala The 2025 Golden Gala was the 44th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Italy. Held on 6 June at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, it was the fifth leg of the 2025 Diamond League – the highest level international track and field c ...

in Rome. He set a new French national record over 1500 metres in the

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at the

2025 Meeting de Paris The 2025 Meeting de Paris was the 30th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Paris, France. Held on 20 June at the Stade Sébastien Charléty, it was the eighth leg of the 2025 Diamond League – the highest level international ...

, running 3:27.49 on 20 June 2025. He ran a French record of 3:46.65 in the Bowerman Mile to finish third at the

2025 Prefontaine Classic The 2025 Prefontaine Classic was the 50th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was held on 5 July May at Hayward Field, it was the 9th leg of the 2025 Diamond League – the highest-level int ...

on 5 July.

Achievements

International competitions

National titles

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: 2022 * French Indoor Athletics Championships **

: 2022, 2023 **

: 2020 * French Cross Country Championships: 2018, 2023 * French Half Marathon Championships: 2018

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Habz, Azeddine 1993 births Living people French male middle-distance runners French male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Moroccan emigrants to France Naturalized citizens of France French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Diamond League winners 21st-century French sportsmen