Djabir (14) is pictured above during the mens 800m final at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki.
Said-Guerni was unable to replicate his achievement of two years earlier in Paris when he took the title
and had to settle for a fifth place finish in a time of 1: 45.31. The medals went, in order, to
Rashid Ramzi (113), Yuriy Borzakovskiy (803) and William Yiampoy (573). The other athlete in shot
is Kenya's Wilfred Bungei who finished fourth. The inset picture shows Djabir during the heats.
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Men's 800m. Final.
2005 World Athletics Championships.
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| 1. Rashid RAMZI |
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BRN |
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1: 44.24 |
| 2. Yuriy BORZAKOVSKIY |
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RUS |
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1: 44.51 |
| 3. William YIAMPOY |
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KEN |
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1: 44.55 |
| 4. Wilfred BUNGEI |
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KEN |
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1: 44.98 |
| 5. Djabir SAID-GUERNI |
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ALG |
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1: 45.31 |
| 6. Mehdi BAALA |
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FRA |
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1: 45.32 |
| 7. Belal MANSOOR ALI |
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BRN |
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1: 45.55 |
| 8. Gary REED |
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CAN |
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1: 46.20 |
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Djabir SAID-GUERNI announced his retirement on 6 May 2007, following injury problems.
His personal best time was 1:43.09 minutes set in September 1999 in Brussels.
Achievements.
2005 World Championships in Athletics - fifth place (see above)
2004 Olympic Games - seventh place
2003 World Championships in Athletics - gold medal
2002 IAAF World Cup - silver medal
2002 African Championships in Athletics - gold medal
2000 Olympic Games - bronze medal
2000 African Championships in Athletics - gold medal
2000 African Championships in Athletics - gold medal (4 x 400 m relay)
1999 World Championships in Athletics - bronze medal
1999 Summer Universiade - fourth place
1999 Military World Games - gold medal
1999 All-Africa Games - silver medal
1998 African Championships in Athletics - bronze medal
1997 Pan Arab Games - 800 m gold medal, 1500 m bronze, 4x400 m relay gold
1997 Mediterranean Games - bronze medal
1997 Summer Universiade - sixth place