Issam Nima

Issam Nima (Arabic: عصام نيمة, born 8 April 1979 in El Biar, Alger) is an Algerian long jumper. His personal best long jump is 8.26 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Zaragoza which stands as the Algerian record as of today. He has also competed in the triple jump, appearing in this event at the 2012 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. His personal best in the triple jump is 16.89 metres achieve in Prague in 2012.

Issam Nima

Personal information
Born	(1979-04-08) April 8, 1979
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Algeria
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Triple jump, Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Long jump: 8.26 m Triple jump:16.89 m
Medal record All-Africa Games 2011 Maputo Triple jump
Updated on 15 August 2012

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Algeria
2002	African Championships	Radès, Tunisia	4th	Long jump	7.93 m
2004	Pan Arab Games	Algiers, Algeria	1st	Long jump	7.81 m
2005	Islamic Solidarity Games	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	2nd	Long jump	8.11 m
	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	2nd	Long jump	7.92 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th	Long jump	7.73 m
	Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	2nd	Long jump	8.02 m
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	8th	Long jump	7.84 m (iNR)
	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	3rd	Long jump	8.37 m
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	8th	Long jump	7.73 m
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	4th	Long jump	7.98 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	17th (q)	Long jump	7.88 m
	Pan Arab Games	Cairo, Egypt	3rd	Long jump	7.98 m
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	16th (q)	Long jump	7.45 m
	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	5th	Long jump	7.92 m
2009	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	5th	Long jump	7.87 m
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	9th (q)	Long jump	7.88 m
2011	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	2nd	Triple jump	16.54 m
	Arab Championships	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	1st	Triple jump	16.41 m
	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	4th	Long jump	7.56 m
			1st	Triple jump	16.59 m
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	2nd	Triple jump	16.69 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	15th (q)	Triple jump	16.50 m
2013	Arab Championships	Doha, Qatar	1st	Triple jump	17.01 m (w)
2014	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	4th	Triple jump	16.61 m (w)

External links

• Issam Nima at World Athletics