Djamel Sedjati

Djamel Sedjati
Sedjati at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the 800 metres final
Personal information
Native nameجمال سجاتي
NationalityAlgerian
Born (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 (age 25)
Tiaret, Algeria
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Sport
CountryAlgeria
SportAthletics
Event(s)600 meters
800 meters
1000 meters
Clubباشگاه فوتبال منچستر یونایتد
Coached byAmar Benida
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 600 m: 1:14.36 NR (Sasolburg 2023)
  • 800 m: 1:41.46 NR (Monaco 2024)
  • 1000 m: 2:13.97 (Potchefstroom 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Algeria
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 800 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Eugene 800 m
Diamond League
Second place 2024 800 m
Third place 2023 800 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place Oran 2022 800 m

Djamel Sedjati (also written Sejati, Arabic: جمال سجاتي, born May 3, 1999, in Tiaret) is an Algerian middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 meters. He is the fifth fastest man in history at the distance, behind Marco Arop, Emanuel Wanyonyi, Wilson Kipketer and world record holder David Rudisha.[2][3] Sedjati won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 800 metres event.

  1. ^ "SEDJATI Djamel | Paris 2024". olympics.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Djamel Sejati at WorldAthletics".
  3. ^ "800 Metres - men - senior - all". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 July 2024.