Amar Hecini

Amar Hecini

Personal information
Nationality	Algerian
Born	(1971-11-18) 18 November 1971 (age 53)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	400 metres
Club	US Biskra

Amar Hecini (Arabic: عمار الحصيني; born 18 November 1971) is a retired sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.[1] He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics[2] as well as at four outdoor and one indoor World Championships.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Algeria
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	3rd (sf)	400 m	46.08^1
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	13th (h)	400 m	47.95
	Mediterranean Games	Athens, Greece	8th	200 m	47.28
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	29th (h)	400 m	47.30
1993	Mediterranean Games	Narbonne, France	5th	200 m	46.97
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.03
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	45th (h)	200 m	21.36
			13th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.63
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	30th (h)	400 m	46.64
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	–	400 m	DQ
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	13th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.22

^1Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 20.96 (+0.4 m/s, Narbonne 1994)
• 400 metres – 45.90 (Udine 1991)
• 800 metres – 1:44.84 (Rieti 1996)

Indoor

• 400 metres – 47.95 (Seville 1991)

References

1. Amar Hecini at World Athletics
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amar Hecini Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2017.

External links

• Amar Hecini at World Athletics
• Amar Hecini at Olympedia