Djabir Saïd-Guerni

Aïssa Djabir Saïd-Guerni (Arabic: عيسى جبير سعيد قرني, born 29 March 1977 in Algiers) is a retired Algerian athlete who predominantly competed in the 800 metres. Saïd-Guerni competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics in the 800 metres, and was also the flag bearer for Algeria at both these games.

Djabir Saïd-Guerni
Personal information
Born29 March 1977
Algiers, Algeria
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Algeria
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 800 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Paris 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Seville 800 m
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2000 Algiers800 m
Gold medal – first place2000 Algiers400×4 m relay
Gold medal – first place2002 Dakar800 m

He announced his retirement on 6 May 2007, following injury problems.[1] His personal best time was 1:43.09 minutes, achieved in September 1999 in Brussels.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Algeria
1994 African Junior Championships Algiers, Algeria 8th 1500 m 3:59.00
2nd 4x100 m relay 41.58
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 20th (h) 800 m 1:52.06
1997 Pan Arab Games Beirut, Lebanon 1st 800 m 1:46.84
3rd 1500 m  ?
1st 4x400 m relay 3:05.59
Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 3rd 800 m 1:47.76
Universiade Catania, Italy 6th 800 m 1:49.41
1998 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 3rd 800 m 1:46.31
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 4th 800 m 1:46.75
World Championships Seville, Spain 3rd 800 m 1:44.18
All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 2nd 800 m 1:45.32
2000 African Championships Algiers, Algeria 1st 800 m 1:45.88
1st 4x400 m relay 3:05.45
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 3rd 800 m 1:45.16
2002 African Championships Radès, Tunisia 1st 800 m 1:45.52
2003 World Championships Paris, France 1st 800 m 1:44.81
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 7th 800 m 1:45.61
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th 800 m 1:45.31

References

  1. Boukabes, Chafik (6 May 2007). "2003 World 800m champion Guerni retires". iaaf.org. Retrieved 28 January 2016.


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