Maher Ben Hlima (born 24 July 1989 [Retrieved 29 June 2023].) is a Polish racewalker of Tunisian origin.
Career Maher Ben Hlima won the 2007 African Junior Championship in the 10,000 m walk, representing Tunisia. In 2008, he participated in the World Junior Athletics Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, over the same distance, where he failed to finish the race due to disqualification. He then interrupted his sports career and moved to Poland, where, among other things, he opened a transport company. In 2019 he obtained Polish citizenship, and in 2021 he returned to racing. Since 31 May 2023, he is eligible to represent Poland internationally.
In 2023, he won the Polish championship in the 10,000 m and silver medals in the 5000 m (indoor), 20 km and 35 km distances. At the 69th Janusz Kusociński Memorial, he set a Polish record in the 1-mile walk with a time of 5:35.49. In 2024 he won the title of Polish indoor champion at 5000 m, Polish vice-championship at 20 km and gold at 10,000 m. He also competed in the world team championships (29th place in team with Olga Chojecka) and the European 20 km championships (7th place).
He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he reached 29th place at the 20 km distance and 16th place in team with Olga Chojecka at the mixed relay marathon.
Since 2023 he has represented the RKS Lodz club (coach: Lech Krakowiak; before: Andrzej Chylinski), and earlier KS Ultra Team Lódz.
Competition record Representing 2007African Junior ChampionshipsOuagadougou, Burkina Faso1st10,000 m53:09.982008World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, PolandDSQ10,000 mDSQRepresenting 2023Polish Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland2nd5000 m20:33.44Polish ChampionshipsWarsaw, Poland2nd20 km1:25.01Polish ChampionshipsDudince, Slovakia2nd35 km2:43.38Polish ChampionshipsGorzów Wielkopolski, Poland1st10,000 m40:35.482024Polish Indoor ChampionshipsWrocław, Poland1st5000 m19:37.59World Race Walking Team ChampionshipsAntalya, Turkey29thmarathon, mixed relay(in team with Olga Chojecka)3:07:31Polish ChampionshipsWarsaw, Poland2nd20 km1:23:28European ChampionshipsRome, Italy7th20 km1:21:12Polish ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland1st10,000 m40:33.56 Summer Olympics Paris, France29th20 km1:22:3416thmarathon, mixed relay(in team with Olga Chojecka)3:00:55
Personal bests 3000 m walk (indoors) – 10:45.60 (2025-02-08, Rzeszów) 5000 m walk – 19:35.90 (2023-05-13, Warsaw) 5000 m walk (indoors) – 18:47.63 (2025-02-22, Toruń) 10,000 m walk – 39:32.63 (2024-03-27, Warsaw) 10 km walk – 39:46 (2023-09-16, Druskieniki) 20 km walk – 1:20:06 (2024-05-18, A Coruña) 35 km walk – 2:27:51 (2025-03-22, Dudince) Mile walk – 5:35.49 (2023-06-04, Chorzów) – Polish national record
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