Ahmed Belkessam

Ahmed Belkessam
Personal information
Born (1962-03-27) 27 March 1962
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
800 m
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Algeria
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place1988 Annaba800 m

Ahmed Belkessam (Arabic: أحمد بلقسام; born 27 March 1962) is a retired Algerian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 meters.[2] He represented his country at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics as well as one indoor and one outdoor World Championships. In addition, he won several medals on regional level.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Algeria
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 28th (h) 800 m 1:48.11
1985 Universiade Kobe, Japan 25th (h) 800 m 1:51.21
1986 Goodwill Games Moscow, Soviet Union 8th 800 m 1:47.86
Maghreb Championships Tunis, Tunisia 2nd 800 m 1:52.93
1988 African Championships Annaba, Algeria 3rd 800 m 1:47.49
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 20th (qf) 800 m 1:46.93
1989 Arab Championships Cairo, Egypt 1st 800 m 1:52.8
1990 Maghreb Championships Algiers, Algeria 2nd 800 m 1:49.91
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 10th (sf) 800 m 1:50.18
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 15th (h) 800 m 1:47.06

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 800 metres – 1:45.43 (Bologna 1990)
  • 1000 metres – 2:18.25 (Villeneuve-d'Ascq 1993)
  • 1500 metres – 3:45.36 (Monaco 1994)

Indoor

  • 800 metres – 1:47.80 (Ancona 1987)
  • 1000 metres – 2:21.21 (The Hague 1991)

References

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