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Ali Saïdi-Sief

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Ali Saidi-Sief (Arabic: علي سعيدي سياف, born March 15, 1978) is an Algerian Olympic runner. His specialty is the 1,500 m race, but he took a silver medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics for the 5,000 m, losing the gold to Ethiopian athlete Million Wolde. The International Association of Athletics Federations banned him from competing for two years after he tested positive for nandrolone, a banned performance-enhancing steroid, at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A second expert examination at a laboratory in Cologne showed that a supplement he had been taking (Peruvat) contained nandrolone, which was not among the labelled ingredients. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Ali Saïdi-Sief is the 2,880th most popular athlete (up from 3,233rd in 2024), the 182nd most popular biography from Algeria (up from 197th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Algerian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ali Saïdi-Sief ranks 2,880 out of 6,025. Before him are Christophe Lemaitre, Bernd Eichwurzel, Violeta Szekely, Diana Paliiska, Ekaterina Dafovska, and Dorothy Hyman. After him are Franka Dietzsch, José Pinto, Mamdouh Elssbiay, Olga Rypakova, Valentí Massana, and Robert Reichel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Ali Saïdi-Sief ranks 500. Before him are Shiri Appleby, Franck Montagny, Anamaria Marinca, Franck Gastambide, Jodie Marsh, and Mélissa Theuriau. After him are Ola Gjeilo, Fernandão, Tinkara Kovač, Massamasso Tchangai, Beate Meinl-Reisinger, and Dee Hsu.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Ali Saïdi-Sief ranks 182 out of 213. Before him are Hocine Soltani (1972), Hocine Yahi (1960), Djabir Saïd-Guerni (1977), Rafik Saïfi (1975), Faouzi Chaouchi (1984), and Rafik Halliche (1986). After him are Shahnez Boushaki (1985), Amar Benikhlef (1982), Moussa Saïb (1969), Saïd Benrahma (1995), Mohamed Bahari (1975), and Mimi Hafida (1965).

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Among ATHLETES In Algeria

Among athletes born in Algeria, Ali Saïdi-Sief ranks 7. Before him are Alain Mimoun (1921), Boughera El Ouafi (1898), Hassiba Boulmerka (1968), Noureddine Morceli (1970), Nouria Mérah-Benida (1970), and Djabir Saïd-Guerni (1977). After him are Amar Benikhlef (1982), Taoufik Makhloufi (1988), Abderrahmane Hammad (1977), Larbi Benboudaoud (1974), Souad Aït Salem (1979), and Nassima Saifi (1988).

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