Yanis Meziane
French middle-distance runner
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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]
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| Born | 26 January 2002 Nishihara, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Athlé 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Boris Le Helloco | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 800m: 1:43.71 (Budapest 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
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]
He was also a semi-finalist at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025 in the men's 800 metres.[16][17]
In May 2026, he placed fifth in the 1500 m at the 2026 Shanghai Diamond League, and placed seventh over 800 metres on 28 June at the 2026 Meeting de Paris.[18][19] On 25 July 2026, he placed third in the 800 metres at the 2026 French Championships.[20]