Yassine Hethat

Yassine Hethat
Personal information
Born (1991-07-30) 30 July 1991 (age 33)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
CountryAlgeria
SportTrack and field
Event(s)800 metres, 1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 800 m: 1:44.06 (2022)
  • 1000 m: 2:16.59 (2018)
  • 1500 m: 3:35.68 (2014)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Algeria

Yassine Hethat (born 30 July 1991) is an Algerian middle-distance runner.[2] He competed in the 1500 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.

He qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He reached the semi-finals in the 800m with a personal best of 1:44.81 without being able to make it to the final alongside another Algerian, Taoufik Makhloufi.[3]

In 2021, he qualified again for the 2020 Summer Olympics after running a new personal best of 1:44.25 in Castellón (Spain) on 29 June 2021.[4][5]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Algeria
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 4th 800 m 1:46.26
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.27
Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 6th 800 m 1:49.55
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 20th (h) 1500 m 3:40.16
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 9th (h) 800 m 1:50.27
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10th (sf) 800 m 1:44.81
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 4th 800 m 1:48.21
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 14th (h) 800 m 1:48.59
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 17th (sf) 800 m 1:46.15
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 28th (h) 800 m 1:46.20
2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 2nd 800 m 1:44.79
World Championships Eugene, United States 16th (h) 800 m 1:46.05

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ^ "2018 Med Games bio". Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Yassine Hethat". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. ^ Rio 2016 800m semis report
  4. ^ Castellón 2021 results
  5. ^ "Hethat qualifies to the Tokyo Olympics {fr}".