Madjid Djemai

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

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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