Yaznee Nasheeda

Yaznee Nasheeda is a Maldivian middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. She was the Maldivian national record-holder in the event, competing at several international championships and the women's 800 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics before becoming a coach.

Career

Nasheeda was coached by Japanese trainer Hiraoki Higuchi. She had to train on the road while avoiding stones, people, and cars because she had no access to a track in the Maldives.
Nasheeda finished 7th in her 200 m and 400 m heats at the 1993 World Championships, failing to advance. She set a Maldivian record running 2:34.18 over 800 m to finish 7th in her heat at the 1995 World Championships.
At the 1996 Olympics, Nasheeda was seeded in the 3rd 800 m heat, running 2:36.85 to finish 7th. Nasheeda's time was 36 seconds behind the rest of the field, but the crowd cheered her finish. She said, "I think it went OK. I don't feel anything bad about what happened".
She was 7th in her heat at the 1997 World Championships 800 m. She entered the 400 m and 800 m at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, finishing 7th in her heat in both events. She was 5th in the second 800 m heat at the 1998 Asian Games, running 2:31.50. She set her personal best of 2:28.92 minutes in 1999.
Nasheeda was 10th in the 2000 Asian Championships 800 m final while she finished 7th in her 400 m heat. She was 6th in her 400 m heat at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in a time of 64.14 seconds.

Nasheeda became an athletics coach. She coached sprinter Fathimath Ibrahim, who represented the Maldives at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
In May 2024, Nasheeda was elected as a female athlete representative at the Maldives Athletic Association.