Walid Bidani (born 11 June 1994 in Maghnia, Algeria) is an Algerian weightlifter.[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -105 kg event. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's +105 kg.[2]
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| Nationality | Algerian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 June 1994 Maghnia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 124 kg (273 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | +105 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was scheduled to compete in the men's +109 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan but he was unable to compete as he tested positive for COVID-19.[3]
He won two medals at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[4] He won the gold medal in the men's +102 kg Snatch event and the silver medal in the men's +102 kg Clean & Jerk event.[4]
Major Results edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Representing  Algeria
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2012 |  London, Great Britain |
105 kg | 160 | 13 | 180 | 180 | 14 | 340 | 14 | |||
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
+105 kg | 180 | 185 | 190 | 10 | 210 | 220 | 14 | 410 | 13 | |
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2014 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan |
105 kg | 165 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 |  Anaheim, United States |
+105 kg | 185 | 191 | 195 | 6 | 215 | 217 | 225 | 10 | 420 | 8 |
| 2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand |
+109 kg | 191 | 200 |  |
222 | 231 | 9 | 431 | 5 | ||
| 2022 |  Bogota, Colombia |
+109 kg | 195 | 7 | 225 | — | 12 | 420 | 9 | |||
| African Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2012 |  Nairobi, Kenya |
105 kg | 150 | 
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170 | 183 | |
333 |
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| 2013 |  Casablanca, Morocco |
105 kg | 152 | 157 | 163 |
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181 | 186 | 191 | |
354 |
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| 2016 |  Yaoundé, Cameroon |
+105 kg | 170 | 181 | — |
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195 | 202 | 210 | |
391 |
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| 2017 |  Vacoas, Mauritius |
+105 kg | — | 180 | — | 
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Vacoas, Mauritius |
+105 kg | — | — | 180 |
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— | — | 210 | |
390 |
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| 2019 |  Cairo, Egypt |
+109 kg | — | 187 | — |
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— | 226 | |
413 |
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| 2021 | Nairobi, Kenya |
+109 kg | 180 | 190 | 201 |
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— | — | 215 | |
416 |
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| Mediterranean Games | ||||||||||||
| 2013 |  Mersin, Turkey |
105 kg | 160 | 166 | 171 |
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170 | — | — | —[5] | ||
| 2022 | Oran, Algeria |
+102 kg | 190 | 196 | 202 |
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225 | 235 | |
437 | — | |
References edit
- ^ "Walid Bidani". London2012.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ "BIDANI Walid". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (3 August 2021). "COVID-19 positive costs Algerian weightlifter Bidani chance of Olympic medal". Inside the Games. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Walid Bidani s'offre le bronze" (in French). www.depechedekabylie.com. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
External links edit
- Walid Bidani at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Walid Bidani at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Walid Bidani at Olympedia
