Djabir Saïd-Guerni Explained

Birth Date:	29 March 1977
Birth Place:	Algiers, Algeria

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.

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

Representing
1994	African Junior Championships	Algiers, Algeria	8th	1500 m	3:59.00
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	relay	41.58
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	20th (h)	800 m	1:52.06
1997	Pan Arab Games	Beirut, Lebanon	bgcolor=gold	1st	800 m	1:46.84
			3rd	1500 m	?
			bgcolor=gold	1st	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	bgcolor=silver	2nd	800 m	1:45.32
2000	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	bgcolor=gold	1st	800 m	1:45.88
			bgcolor=gold	1st	relay	3:05.45
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	3rd	800 m	1:45.16
2002	African Championships	Radès, Tunisia	bgcolor=gold	1st	800 m	1:45.52
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	bgcolor=gold	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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boukabes . Chafik . 6 May 2007 . 2003 World 800m champion Guerni retires . iaaf.org . 28 January 2016 .