Salma Elbadra
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| Nationality | Moroccan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Middle-distance running, Cross country running | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800m: 2:01.76 (Jacksonville, 2025) 1500m: 4:05.85 (Salem, 2025) Mile: 4:31.01 (Boston, 2025) 3000m: 8:41.76 (Boston, 2025) 5000m: 15:51.24 (Lexington, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||
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Salma Elbadra (born 12 September 2004) is a Moroccan middle-distance and cross country runner.[1]
Career
In May 2023, Eldara won the women's U23 1500 metres race at the 2023 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat in Rabat.[2]
Elbadra competed as a freshman at the University of Wyoming in 2024.[3] Elbadra qualified for the 2024 NCAA Track and Field National Championships in the 1500 metres, running a time of 4:15.80 in the West Regionals finals in May 2024, before running 4:15.24 in the NCAA semi-final in Eugene, Oregon in June. In doing so, she was the sole female athlete to represent Wyoming at the championship.[4][5] Competing over 800 metres on 8 July 2024, she ran 2:14.82 to win the 2024 Arab U23 Athletics Championships in Ismailia, Egypt, setting a new championship record time whilst representing Morocco.[6]
Having transferred to the University of South Carolina, she won the NCAA Southeast Cross Country Regional over 6km in November 2025.[7] In December 2025, she won the 3000 metres indoors in Boston, Massachusetts in 8:41.76 ahead of Vera Sjoberg at the Boston University's Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.[8]
Alongside Anass Essayi and Fouad Messaoudi, she was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida.[9] In February 2026, she won the mile run title, running a time of 4:30.72 at the SEC Indoor Championships.[10] On 14 March 2026, she placed seventh at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships in the 3000 metres, running 8:49.49.[11]
References
- ^ "Salma Elbadra". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat". World Athletics. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "Wyoming's Morris named Mountain West Freshman of the Week". Oil City News. April 2, 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "Elbadra advances to the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships". 29 May 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "800m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ "Salma Elbadra 1st Place Women's 6k - NCAA Southeast XC Regional 2025". Runnerspace. Nov 14, 2025.
- ^ Bradley, Maxx (6 December 2025). "BU Opener "FloTrack Night in America" Elite Session: Results & Recap". Flotrack. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ Chavez, Chris (January 8, 2026). "World Cross Country Championships Preview: Back In America After 34 Years". Citiusmag.com. Retrieved 9 Jan 2026.
- ^ "ARKANSAS MEN, FLORIDA WOMEN HOIST TROPHIES AT SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Runnerspace. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ Jampol, Noah (March 14, 2026). "2026 NCAA indoor women: Jane Hedengren completes sweep, Wilma Nielsen repeats". Lets Run. Retrieved 15 March 2026.