Yassine Hethat Explained

Yassine Hethat
Birth Date:30 July 1991
Height:1.72 m[1]
Weight:62 kg
Sport:Track and field
Event:800 metres, 1500 metres
Country: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 the other 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

Representing
2013Mersin, Turkey4th800 m1:46.26
4th4 × 400 m relay3:08.27
Islamic Solidarity GamesPalembang, Indonesia6th800 m1:49.55
2015Beijing, China20th (h)1500 m3:40.16
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo9th (h)800 m1:50.27
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil10th (sf)800 m1:44.81
2018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain4th800 m1:48.21
African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria14th (h)800 m1:48.59
2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar17th (sf)800 m1:46.15
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan28th (h)800 m1:46.20
2022Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeriabgcolor=silver2nd800 m1:44.79
World ChampionshipsEugene, United States16th (h)800 m1:46.05

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 Med Games bio. 5 July 2018.
  2. Web site: Yassine Hethat . IAAF . 30 August 2015. 30 August 2015.
  3. https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/rio-2016-men-800m-semi-finals Rio 2016 800m semis report
  4. https://www.worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7168967 Castellón 2021 results
  5. Web site: Hethat qualifies to the Tokyo Olympics .