Abderrahmane Hammad

Abderrahmane Hammad
Personal information
BornMay 27, 1977 (1977-05-27) (age 47)
Dellys, Algeria
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Algeria
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney High jump
All-Africa Games
Silver medal – second place 1999 Johannesburg High jump
Silver medal – second place 2007 Algiers High jump
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Dakar High jump
Gold medal – first place 2000 Algiers High jump
Gold medal – first place 2002 Tunis High jump

Abderrahmane Hammad Zaheer (Arabic: عبدالرحمن حمٌاد, born May 27, 1977) is the Algerian Minister of Youth and Sports and a former track and field athlete who competed in the high jump. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics in 2000, taking the bronze medal and made a second appearance at the 2004 Athens Olympics.[1] His personal best of 2.34 m is the Algerian record for the event.[2] He retired from the sport in 2010.[3] In 2020, he became the President of the Algerian Olympic Committee.[4] Hammad was appointed as minister on 16 March 2023.[5]

  1. ^ Abderrahmane Hammad. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
  2. ^ Les Records Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine (in French). Algerian Athletics Federation. Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
  3. ^ Flash-News des Tages. Leichatletik (2010-04-11). Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
  4. ^ Tahar, Achour Nait (2020-09-12). "Abderrahmane Hammad nouveau président du Comité olympique et sportif algérien (COA)". INTERLIGNES Algérie (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  5. ^ Mostafa, Amr (2023-03-16). "Algerian President reshuffles cabinet, replacing foreign minister". The National. Retrieved 2023-03-24.