Zine Eddine Sekhri is a Paralympian

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competing mainly in the category of T13 middle-distance events. He competed in the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China, from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

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, China. There, he won a bronze medal in the men's 800 metres – T13 event and finished sixth in the men's 400 metres – T13 event.

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* Paralympic athletes for Algeria Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Algeria Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century Algerian sportsmen Algerian male middle-distance runners {{Algeria-Paralympic-medalist-stub