Amine Belferar Explained

Amine Belferar
Sport:Men's athletics
Event:800 metres
Nationality:Algerian
Birth Date:16 February 1991
Height:[1]
Weight:65 kg
Pb:800 metres: 1:45.01 min (2016)

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.

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

2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia24th (h)800 m1:47.17
2015Military World GamesMungyeong, South Korea5th800 m1:46.46
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil19th (sf)800 m1:46.55
2017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan3rd800 m1:46.44
World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom800 mDNF

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/amine-belferar Amine Belferar
  2. https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/algeria/amine-belferar-284623 Amine Belferar
  3. http://korea2015mwg.org/biographies/athleteprofile?lang=fr&noc=ALG&rsc=AT0000000&adno=0304265 BELFERAR Mohammed El Amine