Bachir Sid Azara (born 3 March 1996)[1] is an Algerian Greco-Roman wrestler.[2] At the African Wrestling Championships he won a total of eight medals: five gold medals and three silver medals.[3] He is also a gold medalist at the 2019 African Games and the 2022 Mediterranean Games.
.jpg) Sid Azara at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 March 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 87 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
He represented Algeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the gold medal in the men's 87 kg event.[4] In 2015, he also competed at the African Games and he won the silver medal in the men's 80 kg event at the time.[5]
In 2020, he competed in the men's 87 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6] He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7][8] He competed in the 87 kg event.[9] He won his first match against Peng Fei of China and then lost against eventual gold medalist Zhan Beleniuk of Ukraine.[9] In the repechage he was then eliminated by eventual bronze medalist Zurab Datunashvili of Serbia.[9]
He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[10][11] He won the gold medal in the 87 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[12] In the final, he defeated Mirco Minguzzi of Italy.[12] He competed in the 87 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[13]
He won one of the bronze medals in the 87 kg event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[14]
Achievements edit
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| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 2nd | Greco-Roman 80 kg |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 3rd | Greco-Roman 80 kg |
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 2nd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 1st | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| 2022 | African Wrestling Championships | El Jadida, Morocco | 1st | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 1st | Greco-Roman 87 kg | |
| 2023 | African Wrestling Championships | Hammamet, Tunisia | 1st | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 1st | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
References edit
- ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Wrestling SID AZARA Bachir". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ "Athlete Profile". United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2020-05-28. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "2015 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (2 April 2021). "Host nation Tunisia claim four places at Tokyo 2020 on first day of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Brennan, Eliott (21 May 2022). "Oborududu bags 11th consecutive title at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links edit
- Bachir Sidazara at the International Wrestling Database
- Bachir Sidazara at the International Wrestling Database
- Bachir Sidazara at Olympedia
