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Mar 15, 1978 Constantine, Constantine Province, Algeria 46 years old
Algerian runner
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About Ali Saïdi Sief
- Ali Saidi-Sief (Arabic: ??? ????? ?????, born March 15, 1978) is an Algerian Olympic runner.
- His speciality is the 1500 m race, but he took a silver medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics for the 5000 m, losing the gold to Ethiopian athlete Million Wolde.Saidi-Sief received a two-year suspension from the International Association of Athletics Federations after failing a urine test at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada by testing positive for nandrolone, a banned performance-enhancing steroid.
- A second expert examination at a laboratory in Cologne showed that a supplement he had been taking (Peruvat) contained nandrolone, which was not in 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 manufacturer.
