Zahra Ouaziz (; born December 20, 1969) is a Moroccan retired long-distance runner. She was the African record holder at 3000 metres and 5000 metres.
Career Ouaziz broke the 5000 metres African Record in 1998, timing 14:40.19. The record was beaten in September 2000 by Leah Malot of Kenya, the new record was 14:39.83.Daily Nation, September 3, 2000: Games reject Malot breaks Africa record
Ouaziz found much of her success on the track, but she also won two silver medals at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and she was the winner of the 1999 Cross Internacional de Itálica.
Personal bests 1500 metres – 4:00.60 (1998) 3000 metres – 8:26.48 (1999) 5000 metres – 14:32.08 (1998) 10,000 metres – 34:04.64 (1994)
Achievements YearTournamentVenueResultDistance1994Jeux de la FrancophonieParis, France 1st10000 metres1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 3rd5000 metres1998World Cross Country ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco 2ndCross countryAfrican ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal 1st3000 metres1999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan 2nd3000 metresWorld ChampionshipsSeville, Spain 2nd5000 metres2000World Cross Country ChampionshipsVilamoura, Portugal 2ndCross country
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