Nouria Merah-Benida (; born 19 October 1970) is an Algerian former middle-distance runner.
At the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, Merah-Benida won silver medals in both 800 metres and 1,500 metres. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney she won an unexpected gold medal ahead of Romanians Violeta Szekely (silver) and Gabriela Szabo (bronze). The same year, she won an 800 m silver medal and a 1,500 m gold medal at the African Championships. She retired after the 2001 season.
Competition record Representing 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States23rd (h)800 m2:02.441997Mediterranean GamesBari, Italy1st1500 m4:11.27World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece11th (sf)800 m2:01.0829th (h)1500 m4:12.211999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan10th (sf)800 m2:03.10World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain19th (h)1500 m4:08.90All-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa2nd800 m2:00.832nd1500 m4:18.692000African ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeria2nd800 m1:59.731st1500 m4:16.14Olympic GamesSydney, Australia1st1500 m4:05.102001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada24th (h)1500 m4:15.062006African ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius3rd800 m2:02.181st1500 m4:23.26
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