Abderrahmane Hammadi
Algerian hurdler (born 1984)
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Abderrahmane Hammadi (Arabic: حماديعبد الرحمن; born 24 March 1984) is an Algerian former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. He competed internationally for Algeria between 2003 and 2011.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Algeria | ||
| All-Africa Games | ||
 | 2011 Maputo | 400 m hurdles |
| Pan Arab Games | ||
| 2007 Cairo | 400 m hurdles |
| African Championships | ||
 | 2008 Addis Ababa | 400 m hurdles |
He was the gold medallist at the 2011 All-Africa Games and the 2007 Pan Arab Games.[1][2] His personal best is 49.84 seconds, which is a former Algerian national record and set during a silver medal run at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics.[3] He was also the winner at the 2011 Arab Athletics Championships.[4]
Hammadi began his international career with a bronze medal at the 2003 African Junior Athletics Championships and followed up with a senior bronze at the Islamic Solidarity Games two years later.[5][6] He won his first Algerian national title in the 400 m hurdles in 2006.[7]
He was a two-time participant at the Summer Universiade (2007, 2009).
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | African Junior Championships | Garoua, Cameroon | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 52.15 |
| 2004 | North African Athletics Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 51.67[8] |
| 2005 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 50.91 |
| 2007 | Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 16th (semis) | 400 m hurdles | 56.78 |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.85 | |||
| All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 10th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.86 | |
| Pan Arab Games | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.77 | |
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 49.84 NR |
| 2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | — (semis) | 400 m hurdles | DNF |
| 2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50:48 |
| Arab Championships | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 51.10 |
