marathon runner athletics competitor
Her first appearance on the world stage was in the junior race at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where she finished in 98th place.
She holds the Algerian records for every women"s event between 3000 metres and the marathon distance. She ran in the 5000 metres at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics and the 2004 Summer Olympics but did not progress beyond her heat in either competition. Her time was 2:25:08 hrs was a new course record.
She finished 9th in the women"s marathon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, with a time of 2:28:29 hours
At the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, she finished 16th in the marathon race. She finished sixth at the London Marathon in 2008 and went on to finish in ninth place in the women"s marathon race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
After a long break from competition, she ran her first marathon in almost four years at the Prague Marathon. She finished in fourth place with a time of 2:27:21 hours.
She raced in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 37th place.
3000 metres – 8:47.99 minimum (2006)
5000 metres – 15:07.49 minimum (2006)
10,000 metres – 32:13.15 minimum (2004)
20 kilometres – 1:06:11 hrs (2006)
Half marathon – 1:09:15 hrs (2008)
Marathon – 2:25:08 hrs (2007).