Adem Hecini (; born 13 December 1975) is an Algerian athlete who specializes in the

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. In the 800 metres he won the silver medal at the 1996 African Championships,African Championships
(GBR Athletics) and the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games. He also competed at three

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) as well as the Olympic Games in

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without reaching the final round. His personal best time is 1:44.59 minutes, achieved in August 1997 in

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. In 2002 he finished fourth at the 2002 African Championships, and was selected to represent Africa in

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at the 2002 IAAF World Cup. The African team, with Adem Hecini, Sofiane Labidi, Fernando Augustin and Eric Milazar, won the bronze medal. He also competed at the

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. His personal best time is 45.63 seconds, achieved in September 2003 in

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* 1975 births Living people Algerian male sprinters Algerian male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Algeria Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Algeria Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Algerian sportsmen 20th-century Algerian sportsmen {{Algeria-athletics-bio-stub