Yassine Hethat

Yassine Hethat

Personal information
Born	(1991-07-30) 30 July 1991 (age 34)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country	Algeria
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	800 metres, 1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	800 m: 1:44.06 (2022) 1000 m: 2:16.59 (2018) 1500 m: 3:35.68 (2014)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Algeria

Yassine Hethat (born 30 July 1991) is an Algerian middle-distance runner. ^[2] He competed in the 1500 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.

He qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He reached the semi-finals in the 800m with a personal best of 1:44.81 without being able to make it to the final alongside another Algerian, Taoufik Makhloufi. ^[3]

In 2021, he qualified again for the 2020 Summer Olympics after running a new personal best of 1:44.25 in Castellón (Spain) on 29 June 2021. ^{[4] [5]}

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Algeria
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	4th	800 m	1:46.26
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.27
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	6th	800 m	1:49.55
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	20th (h)	1500 m	3:40.16
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	9th (h)	800 m	1:50.27
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	10th (sf)	800 m	1:44.81
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	4th	800 m	1:48.21
	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	14th (h)	800 m	1:48.59
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	17th (sf)	800 m	1:46.15
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	28th (h)	800 m	1:46.20
2022	Mediterranean Games	Oran, Algeria	2nd	800 m	1:44.79
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	16th (h)	800 m	1:46.05

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres –1:44.06 (Strasbourg 2022)
• 1000 metres – 2:16.59 (Székesfehérvár 2018)
• 1500 metres – 3:35.68 (Oordegem-Lede 2014)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 1:46.83 (Algiers, 1 February 2022)

References

1. "2018 Med Games bio" . Retrieved 5 July 2018.
2. "Yassine Hethat". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
3. Rio 2016 800m semis report
4. Castellón 2021 results
5. "Hethat qualifies to the Tokyo Olympics {fr}".

External links

• Yassine Hathat at World Athletics
• Yassine Hathat at Diamond League
• Yassine Hathat at Olympics.com
• Yassine Hathat at Olympedia