Amine Belferar

Mohammed El Amine Belferar (born 16 February 1991) is an Algerian male middle-distance runner who competed in the 800 metres. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the World Championships in Athletics in 2013.

Amine Belferar
Personal information
NationalityAlgerian
Born (1991-02-16) February 16, 1991
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)[1]
Sport
SportMen's athletics
Event(s)800 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 metres: 1:45.01 min (2016)

He first appeared internationally in 2013: after a run of 1:46.07 minutes in the capital Algiers. He gained selection for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics as a result and competed in the heats only.[2] A member of the Algerian Armed Forces, he ran at the 2015 Military World Games and came fifth with a time close to his best at 1:46.46 minutes.[3]

Belferar set a new personal best of 1:45.01 minutes in Barcelona and was selected to represent Algeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he reached the semi-finals.[2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 24th (h) 800 m 1:47.17
2015 Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 5th 800 m 1:46.46
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 19th (sf) 800 m 1:46.55
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd 800 m 1:46.44
World Championships London, United Kingdom 800 m DNF

References

  1. Amine Belferar Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
  2. Amine Belferar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
  3. BELFERAR Mohammed El Amine. Koreamwg2015. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
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