What is Ali Saïdi-Sief?
'''Ali Saidi-Sief''' (born March 15, 1978 in [[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]]) is an [[Algeria]]n [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[Running|runner]]. His speciality is the [[1500 metres|1500 m]] race. He won a silver medal in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] for the [[5000 metres|5000 m]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=alg/athcode=131970/index.html|title=Athletes|access-date=23 September 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100814093637/http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=ALG/athcode=131970/index.html| archive-date= 14 August 2010| url-status= live}}</ref> Saidi-Sief received a two-year suspension from the [[International Association of Athletics Federations]]. He failed a urine test at the [[2001 World Championships in Athletics]] in [[Edmonton]], [[Canada]]. He tested positive for [[nandrolone]], a banned performance-enhancing [[steroid]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Saidi-Sief, Ali}} [[Category:1978 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Olympic medalists for Algeria]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists]] [[Category:Middle-distance runners]] [[Category:Long-distance runners]]