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Younes Ayachi
Personal information
Born (2008-04-12) 12 April 2008 (age 18)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsHigh jump: 2:28m (Weinheim, 2026)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Algeria
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 AcceaHigh jump
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 EugeneHigh jump

Younes Ayachi (born 12 April 2008) is an Algerian high jumper. He won gold medals at the 2026 African Championships and 2026 World U20 Championships, and placed ninth at the 2026 World Indoor Championships.

In 2026 as a 17 year-old, he set the Algerian under-20 national record.[1]

Biography

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Coached by Hocine Boukendoul he is a member of RB Souk El-Tenine.[2] In May 2024, Ayachi placed second to compatriot Abderrahmane Dejaber at the Arab U20 Athletics Championships in Ismailia, Egypt.[3] Ayachi won the Arab Junior Athletics Championships in Al Taif, Saudi Arabia, in September 2024, with a jump of 2.11 metres.[4][5] Ayachi jumped a personal best of 2.18 metres as a 16 year-old in February 2025.[2]

Competing as a 17-year-old, Ayachi set a personal best at the Elmos International Indoor Meeting in Belgium on 31 January 2026, with a jump of 2.26 meters, setting a new Algerian under-20 national record.[6] The following week, Ayachi won the high jump at the Hochsprung International Indoor Meeting in Germany, with a jump of 2.28 meters, improving his own Algerian under-20 national record.[7]

In March 2026, he was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland, placing ninth overall.[8][9] in May, he won the gold medal at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics in Accra, Ghana, where he made a clearance of 2.22 metres.[10]

References

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  1. "Younes Ayachi". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Younes Ayachi named best athlete of February". Planetsport.dz. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  3. "Arab U20 Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  4. "Arab Athletics U18 Championships". World Athletics. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  5. "Gold medal for Younès Ayachi". lexpression.dz. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  6. "National record, world-best performance for Algeria's Ayachi". aps.dz. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  7. "High Jump: Younes Ayachi Sets World Leading Performance of the Year (U20)". Radio Algerie. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  8. "Entry lists published for World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26". World Athletics. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  9. "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  10. "Zimbabwe win 4x400m, Yego claims sixth javelin title on final day of African Championships". World Athletics. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.