Yassine Hethat

Yassine Hethat
Personal information
Born	30 July 1991 (age 34)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
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
	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	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
2015	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
2018	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
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	16th (h)	800 m	1:46.05