Ali Saïdi-Sief
Ali Saïdi-Sief ( Arabic علي سعيدي سياف, DMG ʿAlī Saʿīdī Siyāf ; * March 15, 1978 in Constantine ) is an Algerian middle and long distance runner .
At the African Championships in 1998 he won bronze over 1500 meters and 2000 gold over 5000 meters .
Saïdi-Sief celebrated his greatest success at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Behind the Ethiopian Million Wolde , he won the silver medal over 5000 meters.
At the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton , he first won the silver medal again in the 5000 meter run. When he tested positive for the steroid nandrolone after his competition , the World Athletics Federation revoked his medal and banned him for two years.
After his doping ban, Saïdi-Sief took part again in the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 and celebrated a successful comeback with tenth place over 5000 meters. At the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005 he was fifth over this distance.
Web links
- Ali Saïdi-Sief in the database of World Athletics (English)
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| SURNAME | Saïdi-Sief, Ali |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Algerian middle and long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Constantine (Algeria) |