Djamel Sedjati (also written Sejati)(جمال سجاتي), May 3, 1999,

Tiaret Tiaret ( ar, تاهرت / تيارت; Berber: Tahert or Tihert, i.e. "Lioness") is a major city in northwestern Algeria that gives its name to the wider farming region of Tiaret Province. Both the town and region lie south-west of the capital o ...

) is an Algerian

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

specializing in the

800 meters The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

. Unknown in Algeria, he came to prominence in 2021 after running a few meetings in Algeria. He finished second to

Mohamed Ali Gouaned Mohamed Ali Gouaned (محمد علي قواند) (5 July 2002, Biskra) is an Algerian middle-distance runner specializing in the 400 meters and 800 meters. He holds the Junior World best in 600 meters with a time of 1:14:79 set in Algiers on 2 ...

in 600 meters with a time of 1:17:40 during the Algerian Winter Championships held in Algiers on 26 March 2021. He also ran 1:45.99 in Batna meeting on 12 April 2021 defeating

, and finishing second behind Mohamed Belbachir in Algiers meeting on 7 May 2021 clocking a personal best of 1:45.86. Sedjati later ran a few meetings in France and achieved qualification to the

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in the

event after running a personal best of 1:44.91 in Strasbourg (France) on 16 June 2021. Sejati also ran as a pacemaker in later meetings helping compatriot Yassine Hethat reaching qualification to the

in the same event. Sedjati is a member of training team of coach Amar Benida including 800 m compatriots Yassine Hethat and Mohamed Belbachir. On arrival to Tokyo to participate in the Olympics men's 800 meters, Sedjati and compatriot Bilal Tabti were both tested positive to coronavirus on 24 July 2021 and were put into quarantine missing the Olympics event of men 800 m At the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Sedjati finished second in the 800m, clocking 1:44.14 winning the silver medal.

Personal bests

Outdoor * 300 metres – 34.51 ( Algiers, 27 March 2021) *

600 metres The 600 metres is a rarely run middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. It is most often run at high school indoor track and field competitions. All-time top 25 *i = indoor performance *A = affected by altitude *h = h ...

– 1:14.36 ( Sasolburg (RSA), 11 March 2023) NR *

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...

– 1:43.40 ( Paris Saint-Denis, 9 June 2023) Indoor *

– 1:46.28 ( Sabadell (ESP), 8 February 2022)

References

1999 births Living people Algerian male middle-distance runners 21st-century Algerian people Mediterranean Games gold medalists in athletics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Algeria {{Algeria-athletics-bio-stub