# Azeddine Habz

Azeddine Habz (born 19 July 1993) is a French middle- and long-distance runner. He won silver and bronze medals in the 1500 metres at the 2025 and 2023 European Indoor Championships.

## Personal life

Habz was brought up in Morocco before relocating to France in 2012. He received French citizenship and began representing France in August 2018. He studied sociology at the University of Paris.

## Career

In October 2018, Habz became the French half marathon champion. On 29 February 2020, he won the 3000 metres at the French Indoor Championships in a time of 7:57.20. He was selected to run for France at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the 1500 metres race.
Selected for the 1500m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, 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 Eugene, Oregon.
On 10 February 2024, Habz ran 3:34.39 over 1500m indoors in Lievin, improving the French national record set by Mehdi Baala from 2009, by 0.32 seconds. He won the 1500 metres at the 2024 Diamond League event 2024 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme in Rabat.
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 2024 European Athletics Championships. 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 2024 Summer Olympics over 1500 metres.
On 2 February 2025, he set a new personal best of 7:31.75 over 3000 metres at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. Later that month, he ran a French record of 3:47.56 in the Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games in New York City. 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 in Appeldoorn, where he won a silver medal in the 1500 metres. The following day, he also qualified for the final of the 3000 metres race.

## Achievements
### International competitions

Representing  France :
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
| 2019 | European Cross Country Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 36th | Senior race | 31:47 |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 22nd (h) | 1500 m | 3:41.55 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 17th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:35.12 |
| 2021 | European Cross Country Championships | Dublin, Ireland | 2nd | Mixed relay | 18:05 |
| 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 1st | 1500 m | 3:41.65 |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 10th | 1500 m | 3:40.92 |
| 2022 | European Cross Country Championships | Turin, Italy | 3rd | Mixed relay | 17:31 |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:35.39 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 11th | 1500 m | 3:33.14 |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 7th | 1500 m | 3:33.70 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 19th (h) | 1500 m | 3:34.35 |
| 2025 | European Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:36.92 |

### Personal bests

* 800 metres – 1:43.79 (Paris 2024)
* 1500 metres – 3:31.74 (Monaco 2021)
** 1500 metres indoor – 3:32.24 (New York City 2025) NB
** 2000 metres indoor – 4:57.22 (Liévin 2022) NB
** 3000 metres indoor – 7:31.50 (Boston 2025) NB
* Mile indoor – 3:47.56 (New York City 2025) NB
* 5000 metres – 13:38.00 (Oordegem, Lede 2019)

#### Road

* 5 kilometres – 13:43 (Monaco 2020)
* 10 kilometres – 28:24 (Valencia 2022)
* Half marathon – 1:04:53 (Ústí nad Labem 2020)

### National titles

* French Athletics Championships
** 1500 metres: 2022
* French Indoor Athletics Championships
** 1500 metres: 2022, 2023
** 3000 metres: 2020
* French Cross Country Championships: 2018, 2023
* French Half Marathon Championships: 2018