# Malika Akkaoui

Malika Al-Akkaoui (born 25 December 1987, in Zaida) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 800 metres. At the 2016 Olympics, she competed in the 800 and 1500 m.
She finished 10th in the 1500m at the 2017 World Athletics Championships. Al-Akkaoui bagged a gold each in the 400 m and the 800 m at the 2011 Pan Arab Games as well as in the 800 m at the 2013 Mediterranean Games.

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Morocco ||||||
| 2004 | Arab Youth Championships | Rabat, Morocco | 2nd | 800 m | 2:10.31 |
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 31st (h) | 800 m | 2:10.20 |
| 2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 3rd | 800 m | 2:01.01 |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 30th (h) | 1500 m | 4:14.79 |
| 2011 | Arab Championships | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | 2nd | 800 m | 2:05.15 |
| 2011 | Arab Championships | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:40.58 |
| 2011 | Pan Arab Games | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 400 m | 53.94 |
| 2011 | Pan Arab Games | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 800 m | 2:02.42 |
| 2011 | Pan Arab Games | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.64 |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 14th (h) | 1500 m | 2:04.20 |
| 2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 3rd | 800 m | 1:59.90 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 12th (sf) | 800 m | 2:00.32 |
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 1st | 800 m | 2:00.72 |
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | – | 4 × 400 m | DQ |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 16th (sf) | 800 m | 2:02.29 |
| 2013 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Nice, France | 2nd | 800 m | 2:02.61 |
| 2013 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Nice, France | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:37.48 |
| 2013 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 1st | 400 m | 53.19 |
| 2013 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 1st | 800 m | 2:06.97 |
| 2013 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.56 |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 16th (h) | 1500 m | 2:06.04 |
| 2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 6th | 800 m | 2:02.63 |
| 2015 | Arab Championships | Isa Town, Bahrain | 1st | 800 m | 2:05:77 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 12th (sf) | 800 m | 1:59.03 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 12th | 1500 m | 4:16.98 |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 10th (h) | 800 m | 2:04.00 |
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 2nd | 800 m | 2:00.24 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 27th (h) | 800 m | 2:00.52 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 19th (sf) | 1500 m | 4:08.55 |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 1st | 800 m | 2:01.04 |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ |
| 2017 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 1st | 800 m | 2:00.71 |
| 2017 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:17.36 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 10th | 1500 m | 4:05.87 |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championship | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 22nd (h) | 1500 m | 4:15.09 |
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 2nd | 800 m | 2:01.50 |
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:13.31 |
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.91 |
| 2018 | African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 6th | 800 m | 2:00.01 |
| 2018 | African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:14.17 |
| 2019 | Arab Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 1500 m | 4:29.10 |
| 2019 | Arab Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:49.85 |
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 4th | 800 m | 2:03.78 |
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 4th | 1500 m | 4:20.64 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 27th (h) | 800 m | 2:03.40 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 20th (sf) | 1500 m | 4:16.83 |