French middle-distance runner
Yanis Meziane
Born (2002-01-26 ) 26 January 2002 (age 22) Nishihara , JapanHeight 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Weight 72 kg (159 lb) Sport Athletics Event 800 metres Club Athlé 91 Coached by Boris Le Helloco Personal best 800m : 1:43.94 (Brussels 2023)
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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