Yanis Meziane

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Yanis Meziane
Personal information
Born (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 22)
Nishihara, Japan
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event 800 metres
ClubAthlé 91
Coached byBoris Le Helloco
Achievements and titles
Personal best800m: 1:43.94 (Brussels 2023)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Espoo 800 metres
European U20 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Tallinn 800 metres

Yanis Meziane (born 26 January 2002) is a French middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 800 metres. He won the 800m at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships. [1]

Career

Meziane was a bronze medalist in the 800m at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships. He was crowned French indoor and outdoor champion in 2022. Selected for the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, he did not progress from the heats.

He ran under 1:45 in the 800 metres for the first time in 2023, achieving 1:44.78 in Paris on June 9.

Meziane won the 800m at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland.

He entered the Diamond League race in Monaco in July 2023, and ran a personal best time of 1:44.30. [2] At the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, he qualified for the semi-finals of the 800m. [3]

In September 2023, he lowered his 800m personal best to 1:43.94 at the Diamond League event in Brussels. [4] Later that month he equaled that best to finish fourth at the Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon. [5]

He finished third in the 800 metres at the 2024 Diamond League event 2024 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme in Rabat. [6]

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References

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  2. "800m results Diamond League 2023 Monaco". Watchathletics. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
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