Madjid Djemai

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Madjid Djemai (born 1 September 1983) is an Algerian middle-distance runner.

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Career

Djemai began training in track and field in 1999 and eventually qualified for the Algerian Paralympic Team. At the 2011 Pan Arab Games, Djemai earned a gold medal and later competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. [1]

Djemai competed in the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships Men's 800 metres where he placed eighth. [2] He later competed in the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships where he finished fifth in the 800m race. [3] In 2016, Djemai won a bronze medal in men's 1500 metres T37 at the 2016 Summer Paralympics with a time of 4:17.28. [4] The next year, he was selected to compete for Algeria at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, [5] where he won a bronze medal in the men's 1500m. [6]

In 2019, Djemai competed for Algeria at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in the 800m T38, [7] finishing 10th.

References

  1. ↑ "Madjid Djemai". paralympic.org. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Athletics - men's 800m T37 final - 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, Lyon". paralympic.org. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Men's 800m T38 final 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships Doha". paralympic.org. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Rio 2016 Paralympics: Madjid Djemai wins bronze in T37 1500m". algerianembassy.org. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Algeria name London 2017 team". paralympic.org. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Michael McKillop claims 1500m gold at World Championships". Irish Times. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Dubai kicks off World Championship year". 23 February 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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