Ali Saïdi-Sief
Personal information
BornMarch 15, 1978 (1978-03-15) (age 45)
Constantine, Algeria
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Representing  Algeria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 5000 m
World Championships
Disqualified2001 Edmonton5000 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2005 Almería5000 m

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.[1]

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. This did not affect his doping ban, as the rules apply strict athlete liability, but he vowed to seek compensation from the supplement maker.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Athletes". Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  2. ↑ Panapress: German lab finds suspended Algerian athlete innocent 20 September 2001


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