Noureddine Ould Ménira

Ménira competed in two Summer Olympics and one World Championship, breaking the Mauritanian national record several times during his career. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 100 metres, finishing 7th in his heat in a time of 11.22 seconds and failing to advance to the next round.{{Olympedia}}

At the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, Ménira competed in the 100 metres, running 10.96 seconds to place 8th in his heat.{{Tilastopaja|98226}}

Ménira set his 100 m personal best of 10.4 seconds in 1994. He also competed in the 200 m at the 1994 Francophone Games for Mauritania, placing 3rd in his heat and failing to advance to the semi-finals by one place.[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6437079j/f20.image.r= ]{{cite journal|title=Jeux de la Francophonie: Le dernier mot aux Français.|journal=L'Athlétisme |publisher=Fédération française d'athlétisme|volume=8/1994|pages=21–22|language=French}}

In 1995, Ménira competed at the West and North African Athletics Championships in Dakar, Senegal, where he qualified for the 200 metres finals.

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Ménira qualified in both the 100 m and 200 m races. In the 100 m, he ran a time of 10.95 seconds for 8th in his heat and failed to advance. He ran 22.71 seconds in his 200 m heat to place 8th as well.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ou/noureddine-ould-menira-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418010411/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ou/noureddine-ould-menira-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Noureddine Ould Ménira Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-14}}

Ménira was said to have been given resources by the International Olympic Committee, but he did not receive them from his national committee after several years. He was officially designated as the Mauritanian flag-bearer at the 1996 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations, but he claims he never actually got to hold the flag as it was given to another person. American official Evelyn Marshall urged Ménira to file a complaint against his national governing body to address these issues, but he chose not to protest.{{cite web|url=https://carrefor.info/node/4904|title=ولد منيره العداء الموريتاني الذي حطم الرقم القياسي الوطني عدة مرات ولم ينل من طرف القائمين على الشأن الرياضي أي تشجيع|language=ar|website=carrefor.info|access-date=8 April 2025}}

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Category:1968 births

Category:Living people

Category:Mauritanian male sprinters

Category:Olympic athletes for Mauritania

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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