Yanis Meziane

Yanis Meziane

Personal information
Born	(2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 23) Nishihara, Japan
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 metres
Club	Athlé 91
Coached by	Boris Le Helloco
Achievements and titles
Personal best	800m: 1:43.71 (Budapest 2025)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing   France European U23 Championships 2023 Espoo 800 metres European U20 Championships 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 in Tallinn, Estonia, in a time of 1:48.56. ^[2] He was selected for the senior 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, but did not progress from the heats, running a time of 1:47.82. ^[3]

He ran under 1:45 in the 800 metres for the first time, achieving a time of 1:44.78 in Paris in the Diamond League on June 9, 2023. ^[4] Meziane won the 800m at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland, in a time of 1:45.92, finishing just ahead of Great Britain's Ethan Hussey and compatriot Paul Anselmini. ^[5] He entered the Diamond League race in Monaco in July 2023, and ran a personal best time of 1:44.30. ^[6] At the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, he qualified for the semi-finals of the 800m. ^[7] In September 2023, he lowered his 800m personal best to 1:43.94 at the Diamond League event in Brussels. ^[8] Later that month he equaled that best to finish fourth at the Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon. ^[9]

He finished third in the 800 metres at the 2024 Diamond League event 2024 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme in Rabat. ^[10]

In January 2025, he won the 800 metres, running a time of 1:46.28 at the Meeting de Nantes Metropole, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Bronze event, in Nantes, France. ^[11] He was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Appeldoorn, Netherlands, but did not reach the semi-finals. ^{[12] [13]} He was subsequently selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, in March 2025, where he qualified for the semi-finals but did not progress into the final. ^{[14] [15]}

References

1. "Yanis Meziane". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
2. "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
3. "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
4. "Meeting de Paris". World Athletics. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
5. "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
6. "800m results Diamond League 2023 Monaco". Watchathletics. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
7. "Men's 800m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023.
8. Leziart, Pierre (16 September 2023). "Athletics. "I don't know what to expect anymore," laughs Yanis Meziane, French revelation in the 800m". Ouest-France. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
9. "Men's 800m Results: Eugene Diamond League - Prefontaine Classic 2023". Watch Athletics. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
10. "Rabat/Marrakech Diamond League 2024 - Results". Watch Athletics. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
11. "Meziane and Liberman provide a French double in the 800m in Nantes". European Athletics. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
12. "Men's 800m Results - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
13. "LA SÉLECTION FRANÇAISE". athle.fr. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
14. "Men's 800m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
15. "Athlètes Hommes". athle.fr. Retrieved 18 March 2025.