Othmane Mustapha Belfaa ( ar, عثمان بلفاع; born 18 October 1961) is a retired Algerian athlete who competed in the

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

. He was born in Lille, France. His personal best is 2.28m (it was a national record at that time) achieved in

Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...

in 1983. He finished 3rd at the

1985 IAAF World Indoor Championships The World Indoor Games were arranged by the IAAF and held at the Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from January 18 to January 19, 1985. In 1987 the championship was renamed to the IAAF World Indoor Championships The World Athlet ...

in Athletics in Paris with a jump of 2.27m. He finished also 6th at the 1992 World Cup in Athletics in Havana.

International competitions

1992 Pan Arab Games The 1992 Pan Arab Games was the seventh edition of the quadrennial multi-sport event between Arab nations. It was held in Damascus, Syria between September 4 and September 18, 1992. A total of 2611 athletes from 18 countries participated in events ...

- gold medal * 1992 African Championships - gold medal *

1991 All-Africa Games The 5th All-Africa Games were held from September 20 to October 1, 1991, in Cairo, Egypt. Forty-three countries participated in eighteen sports. For the first time the Games were held on a four-year cycle as planned. Egypt had hoped to use the G ...

- gold medal *

1991 Mediterranean Games The XI Mediterranean Games, commonly known as the 1991 Mediterranean Games, were the 11th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Athens, Greece, from 28 June to 12 July 1991, where 2,762 athletes (2,176 men and 586 women) from 18 countries p ...

- gold medal * 1990 African Championships - gold medal *

1990 Maghreb Athletics Championships The 1990 Maghreb Athletics Championships was the eleventh and final edition of the international athletics competition between the countries of the Maghreb. Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia were the competing nations. Organised by the Union des Fédé ...

- gold medal * 1989 African Championships - gold medal *

1989 Arab Athletics Championships The 1989 Arab Athletics Championships was the sixth edition of the international athletics (sport), athletics competition between Arab countries. It took place in Cairo, Egypt from 2–5 October. A total of 43 athletics events were contested, 24 fo ...

- gold medal *

1987 Mediterranean Games The X Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 1987), commonly known as the 1987 Mediterranean Games, were the 10th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Latakia, Syria, from 11 to 25 September 1987, wher ...

- bronze medal *

1987 Arab Athletics Championships The 1987 Arab Athletics Championships was the fifth edition of the international athletics competition between Arab countries. It took place in Algiers, Algeria from 6–9 July. A total of 40 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 16 for ...

- gold medal *

- bronze medal *

1983 Mediterranean Games The IX Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 1983), commonly known as the 1983 Mediterranean Games, were the 9th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Casablanca, Morocco, from 3 to 17 September 1983, ...

- gold medal *

1983 Arab Athletics Championships The 1983 Arab Athletics Championships was the fourth edition of the international athletics competition between Arab countries. It took place in Amman, Jordan from 19–22 August. A total of 39 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 16 for ...

- gold medal *

1983 Maghreb Athletics Championships The 1983 Maghreb Athletics Championships was the ninth edition of the international athletics competition between the countries of the Maghreb. Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya were the competing nations. Organised by the Union des Fédérati ...

- gold medal

External links

* 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Lille Athletes from Hauts-de-France Algerian male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Algeria Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Algeria African Games gold medalists for Algeria African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Algeria Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Algeria Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 All-Africa Games World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists 21st-century Algerian people Arab Athletics Championships winners {{Algeria-athletics-bio-stub