Yassine Bensghir (Arabic: ياسين بنصغير; born 3 January 1983) is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Rabat.
His personal best time over the distance is 3:33.04 minutes, achieved in July 2007 in Monaco.
The IAAF announced in July 2016 that Bensghir had been banned from competition for 4 years after abnormalities had been detected in his biological passport.[1] His results from 7 June 2014 onwards were annulled. The ban ends 11 April 2020.
| Representing | ||||||||||
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| 2001 | African Junior Championships | Réduit, Mauritius | 7th | 1500 m | 3:51.62 | |||||
| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 1500 m | 3:40.72 | ||||
| 2004 | African Championships | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 9th (h) | 800 m | 1:50.00 | |||||
| bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:41.49 | |||||||
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 12th | 1500 m | 3:50.19 | |||||
| Jeux de la Francophonie | Niamey, Niger | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 800 m | 1:47.11 | |||||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 1500 m | 3:46.58 | |||||||
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 8th | 1500 m | 3:47.20 | |||||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 22nd (sf) | 800 m | 1:48.04 | |||||
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 19th (h) | 800 m | 1:46.88 | |||||
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:36.42 | ||||
| 2014 | bgcolor=#F6CECE | African Championships | bgcolor=#F6CECE | Marrakech, Morocco | bgcolor=#F6CECE | 6th (DQ) | bgcolor=#F6CECE | 1500 m | bgcolor=#F6CECE | 3:44.00 (DQ) |
| 2015 | Beijing, China | 21st (sf)(DQ) | 1500 m | 3:44.95 (DQ) | ||||||