Djamel Sedjati

Djamel Sedjati (also written Sejati, Arabic: جمال سجاتي, born May 3, 1999, in Tiaret) is an Algerian middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 meters.

He is the fifth fastest man in history at the distance, behind Marco Arop, Emanuel Wanyonyi, Wilson Kipketer and world record holder David Rudisha.

On 26 March, at the Algerian Winter Championships in Algiers, he finished second to Mohamed Ali Gouaned in the 600 meters with a time of 1:17:40.

Sedjati later ran in some French meetings, where he qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 800 meters after running a personal best of 1:44.91 in Strasbourg, France, on 16 June.

[5] He also ran as a pacemaker in subsequent meetings, helping compatriot Yassine Hethat qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the same event.