Heithem Chenitef

Heithem Chenitef

Personal information
Nationality	Algerian
Born	(2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 21)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	middle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	800m: 1:44.38 (Toulouse, 2025) 1500m: 3:34.07 (Pfungstadt, 2025)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Algeria World U20 Championships 2022 Cali 800m

Heithem Chenitef (born 30 January 2004) is an Algerian middle-distance runner. ^[1]

Career

won the silver medal in the 800 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, with a personal best time of 1:47.61. ^{[2] [3]}

He is a member of MC Alger, and has been coached by former Olympian Reda Abdenouz. He ran a season's indoor best of 1:47.33 competing in Lyon in February 2025. ^{[4] [5]} He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025. ^[6] In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, without advancing to the semi-finals. ^[7]

References

1. "Heithem Chenitef". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
2. "Super Cali goes ballistic, athletes are precocious". World Athletics. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
3. "Mondiaux U20 (finale du 800m) : Haïthem Chenitef offre l'argent à l'Algérie". ennaharonline. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
4. "Meeting de Lyon (800m) : Chenitef, un espoir pour l'athlétisme algérien". Elwatan-dz. 17 Feb 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
5. "Chenitef déjà sur place en Chine". Lexpressiondz. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
6. "Haïthem Chenitef entered in the 800m". Planetsport.dz. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
7. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.