# Nezha Bidouane

Nezha Bidouane (Arabic: نزهة بدوان; born on 18 September 1969 in Rabat) is a retired Moroccan track and field hurdler who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. A two-time World champion, she won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens and the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. In 1999, she won the silver medal at the World Championships in an African record time of 52.90 seconds. In 2000, she won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games.
Bidouane oversees the annual Women's Race to Victory 8K road race in Rabat.

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Morocco ||||||
| 1986 | Arab Junior Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 15.20 |
| 1986 | Arab Junior Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 65.50 |
| 1987 | Arab Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 14.72 |
| 1987 | Mediterranean Games | Latakia, Syria | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 14.76 |
| 1988 | African Championships | Annaba, Algeria | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:50.25 |
| 1989 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Casablanca, Morocco | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 59.69 |
| 1989 | Arab Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 14.0 |
| 1989 | Arab Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 60.3 |
| 1990 | Maghreb Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.6 |
| 1990 | Maghreb Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.3 |
| 1990 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.70 |
| 1990 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 57.17 |
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 14th (h) | 400 m | 55.69 |
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 23rd (h) | 60 m hurdles | 8.74 |
| 1991 | Mediterranean Games | Athens, Greece | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 13.61 |
| 1991 | Mediterranean Games | Athens, Greece | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 55.13 |
| 1991 | Mediterranean Games | Athens, Greece | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.05 |
| 1991 | Mediterranean Games | Athens, Greece | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:39.46 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 16th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.62 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 11th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 55.08 |
| 1992 | World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 58.30$^1$ |
| 1993 | Mediterranean Games | Narbonne, France | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.09 |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | – | 400 m hurdles | DNF |
| 1994 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Paris, France | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 55.19 |
| 1994 | World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 57.35$^1$ |
| 1994 | World Cup | London, United Kingdom | – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ$^1$ |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | – | 400 m hurdles | DQ |
| 1995 | Arab Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.44 |
| 1995 | Arab Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.96 |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 16th (h) | 400 m | 53.54 |
| 1997 | Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 55.01 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 52.97 |
| 1998 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 54.24 |
| 1998 | World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 52.96$^1$ |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 52.90 |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 53.57 |
| 2001 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Ottawa, Canada | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 54.91 |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 53.34 |
| 2001 | Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 56.10 |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 18th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 55.69 |
| 2004 | Pan Arab Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 55.98 |
| 2004 | Pan Arab Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.32 |
| 2004 | Pan Arab Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.24 |
$^1$Representing Africa