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}} Habiba Ghribi (born 9 April 1984)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Habiba Ghribi )〕 is a Tunisian middle- and long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She was the 2012 Summer Olympics silver medalist giving her country its first Olympic medal by a woman. She is also the Tunisian record holder in the event, having run 9:05.36 at the Memorial van Damme in Brussels in September 2015. Ghribi competed at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships a number of times but found greater success on the track, winning a steeplechase silver at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics and a bronze in the 1500 metres at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. She represented Tunisia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing thirteenth in the first ever women's Olympic steeplechase race. She was voted the Best Sportswoman of 2009 by the Arabic daily newspaper ''Assahafa''. ==Career== She began her career as a cross country runner and competed in the junior race at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships at the age of fifteen, finishing in 46th place (the second best of the Tunisian team).〔(Official Team Results - CROSS JUNIOR RACE Women ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-31.〕 She competed in the senior short race in 2002, finishing in 76th. Ghribi competed at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics in Radès, Tunisia and ended up in 11th place in the 5000 metres final. Ghribi won the gold in the junior race at the 2002 Pan Arab Cross Country Championships.〔(Pan Arab Cross Country Championships ). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-31.〕 She also went back to the junior race in 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, improving to 23rd place and heading the Tunisian team to 7th place overall.〔(Official Team Results Junior Race - W ). IAAF (2003-03-29). Retrieved on 2010-03-31.〕 After modest finishes in the World Cross Country short race in the 2004 and 2005, she switched to focus on the 3000 m steeplechase on the track instead when it became a world championship event.〔(Ghribi Habiba ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-31.〕 She took part in her first World Championships in Athletics at the 2005 Helsinki Championships and finished eighth in her heat, not managing to qualify for the women's final but setting a personal best and Tunisian record of 9:51.49 nevertheless.〔(3000 Metres Steeplechase - W Heats ). IAAF (2005-08-06). Retrieved on 2010-03-31.〕 She gained her first major medal in the event the following year, taking the silver medal at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics behind world medallist Jeruto Kiptum〔Ouma, Mark (2006-08-13). (South Africans steal the show - African Championships report - Day Four ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-31.〕 Her next major competition was the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This was the first time that the Olympics had held a women's steeplechase competition and she greatly improved her record to 9:25.50 in the Olympic heats, but was a little slower in the final and finished 13th overall.〔(3000 Metres Steeplechase - W Heats ). IAAF (2008-08-15). Retrieved on 2010-03-31.〕〔(3000 Metres Steeplechase - W Final ). IAAF (2008-08-17). Retrieved on 2010-03-31.〕 She attended a number of major events in 2009, starting with her first ever long race at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships where she finished in 41st place.〔(Senior Race - W Final ). IAAF (2009-03-28). Retrieved on 2010-03-31.〕 After this she ran in the 1500 metres at the 2009 Mediterranean Games and achieved a personal best of 4:12.37 on her way to a bronze medal.〔(Women's 1500m Final ). Pescara 2009. Retrieved on 2010-03-31.〕 She made her second world steeplechase appearance at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and further improved her best by a significant amount in the World final. Her time of 9:12.52 took her up to sixth place.〔Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-17). (Event Report - Women's 3000m Steeplechase - Final ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-18.〕 Ghribi closed the year with a performance at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final results, but she failed to finish the race.〔(3000 Metres Steeplechase - W Final ). IAAF (2009-09-12). Retrieved on 2010-03-31.〕 In recognition of her achievements in 2009, Ghribi topped a poll organised by the Arabic language daily ''Assahafa'' and was named as the "Best Sportswoman in 2009" in Tunisia.〔(Tunisia: Habiba Ghribi Elected Best Sportswoman in 2009 ). All-Africa (2010-03-08). Retrieved on 2010-03-31.〕 In September 2015 she ran a personal best, Tunisian national record, African record and the 4th fastest time ever of 9:05.36 at the Memorial van Damme in Brussels, Belgium.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://brussels.diamondleague.com/en/lists_results_brussels/#contentTabFrame#/live/sports/at/at/js/mappings/disciplines/disciplineRoot#DisciplineInit#Brussels2015_TIMING_ATW033101_json )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Habiba Ghribi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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