Halima Hachlaf (born 6 September 1988) is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She is the younger sister of Abdelkader Hachlaf, an international steeplechase athlete.Biographical Summaries – Women Doha 2010. IAAF (2010). Retrieved on 2010-06-11. She won silver medals in the 800 m at the Mediterranean Games and Jeux de la Francophonie in 2009. Her personal best for the distance is 1:58.27.

Hachlaf has been banned twice during her career for doping and is currently serving a six-year suspension set to expire in April 2027.

Junior career Hachlaf was born in Khénifra, and began her international career at an early age, competing in the 800 metres at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics when she was fourteen. She qualified for the semi-finals but did not manage to finish the race.World Youth Championships 800 Metres – W Semi-Final. IAAF (2003-07-12). Retrieved on 2010-06-11. She had greater success at the 2004 World Junior Championships the following year, as she recorded a personal best of 2:06.44 in the heats and reached the event final, finishing ninth.World Junior Championships 800 Metres – W Final. IAAF (2004-07-26). Retrieved on 2010-06-11. In 2005, she entered the IAAF World Cross Country Championships for the first time and was 31st overall in the junior race. At the 2005 World Youth Championships she won her heat and recorded a season's best of 2:06.91 to finish as runner-up in the semi-final behind Teresa Kwamboka. She failed to repeat this form in the final and was fourth in a time of 2:08.61.World Youth Championships 800 Metres – W Final. IAAF (2005-07-17). Retrieved on 2010-06-11. At the end of the year she competed at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie, and won a bronze medal in the 4×400 metres relay.Fuchs, Carole (2005-12-17). Francophone Games – Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-11.

She was first in the 400 metres at the African Northern Region Junior Championships in July 2006, but was beaten into second by Aicha Rezig in her speciality.Benchrif, Mohammed (2006-07-16). African Northern Region Junior Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-11. She reached the semi-finals of the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics and ran at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, taking 46th place.Hachlaf Halima Biography. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-11. Later that year, she ran a personal best of 2:02.60 at a meeting in Biberach, Germany – a mark which made her the third fastest junior woman that year.800 Metres junior 2007. IAAF (2008-01-31). Retrieved on 2010-06-11. She won two medals at the 2007 African Junior Championships in Athletics, taking the silver in the 800 m and a bronze in the 1500 metres.Ouma, Mark (2007-08-13). Rudisha takes expected gold in Ouagadougou as African junior championships conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-11. The highlight 2008 for Hachlaf was a fourth-place finish at the 2008 African Championships, where she finished in a time of 2:04.74 behind Agnes Samaria.. Archive.org. Retrieved on 2010-06-11.

Senior breakthrough The 2009 season brought significant improvements for Hachlaf. She set a new best time of 2:00.91 for the silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games, although she was somewhat behind Elisa Cusma who set a Games record.Sampaolo, Diego (2009-07-02). A good day for hosts and Morocco – Mediterranean Games, Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-11. She competed at her first global senior competition the following month, the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. Hachlaf recorded the fifth fastest qualifying time in the heats stage, but she did not manage to finish the semi-finals, dropping out mid-race. She closed her year with an appearance at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie, where she won another silver medal, just beaten by her compatriot Seltana Aït Hammou.Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2009-10-04). Kaltouma and Milazar take 400m titles in Beirut – Francophone Games, Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-11. On the final day of the competition she took the bronze medal for Morocco in the 4×400 m relay.Athlétisme – 4 x 400 Relais Dames. 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie. Retrieved on 2010-06-11.

The Moroccan made her first global indoor appearance at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in March, but missed out on qualification in the heats stage. At the start of the outdoor season she scored an unexpected win over her compatriot Hasna Benhassi at the Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat in a personal best run of 2:00.63.Benchrif, Mohammed (2010-06-07). Fraser as expected and surprise from Mekhissi in Rabat – IAAF World Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-11. A few days later she ran at the Golden Gala in Rome and had a significant victory over World Championship medallists Janeth Jepkosgei and Jenny Meadows. She comfortably won in a time of 1:58.40 at the Diamond League meeting, improving her best by over two seconds and scoring her first major win of her career.Overview Disciplines – 10.06.2010 800m – Women . IAAF Diamond League (2010-06-10). Retrieved on 2010-06-11.

Anti-doping rule violations She served a 4-year competition ban, as a result of abnormalities in her biological passport, lasting from 14 October 2013 to 18 December 2017.IAAF list of suspended athletes This made her the second athlete in her family to receive a doping ban, as her brother Abdelkader Hachlaf was banned for doping in 2004.Athletes Sanctioned for a Doping Offence Committed During 2004. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-06-27.

In November 2021, Hachlaf was issued with a six-year ban to expire in April 2017 for an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for methylprednisolone following an in-competition test in January 2021.

Personal bests

Event Time (min) Venue Date 800 m 1:58.27 Oslo, Norway 9 June 2011 1500 m 4:06.69 Rabat, Morocco 9 June 2013 All information taken from IAAF profile.

Achievements Representing 2003World Youth ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada21st (h)800 m2:12.662004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy9th800 m2:09.262005World Cross Country ChampionshipsSaint-Galmier, France31stJunior race (6.153 km)22:42World Youth ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco4th800 m2:08.61Francophonie GamesNiamey, Niger4th800 m2:09.643rd4 × 400 m relay3:42.482006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China12th (sf)800 m2:07.072007World Cross Country ChampionshipsMombasa, Kenya46thJunior race (6 km)24:01African Junior ChampionshipsOuagadougou, Burkina Faso2nd800 m2:06.133rd1500 m4:20.91Pan Arab GamesCairo, Egypt3rd800 m2:09.502008African ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia4th800 m2:04.742009Mediterranean GamesPescara, Italy2nd800 m2:00.91World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany23rd (sf)800 mDNFFrancophonie Games Beirut, Lebanon 2nd800 metres2:02.76 3rd4 × 400 m relay3:37.722010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar8th (h)800 m2:03.81African ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya8th800 mDNF2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea24th (sf)800 mDNF2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom11th (sf)800 m11th2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia11th (sf)800 m11th

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