Meriem Moussa (Arabic: مريم موسى; born 11 May 1988) is an Algerian judoka, who played for the extra-lightweight category.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 May 1988 |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –48 kg, –52 kg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games | R16 (2008) |
| World Champ. | R16 (2010, 2011) |
| African Champ. | 
(2007, 2009, 2017) |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 755 |
| JudoInside.com | 39199 |
| Updated on 28 November 2022. | |
Moussa was a four-time medalist at the African Championships, and a gold medalist at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers.[2] She also won two bronze medals in the same division at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand, and at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China.[3][4]
Moussa represented Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's extra-lightweight class (48 kg). She defeated Gabon's Sandrine Ilendou in the first preliminary round, before losing out her next match by a waza-ari (half-point) to Germany's Michaela Baschin.[5]
In October 2011, Moussa refused to compete against Israeli Shahar Levi in the knockout round of the Judo World Cup in Rome, Italy.[6][7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Meriem Moussa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ Aflou, Lyes (15 July 2007). "All Africa games: Algeria shines in judo, swimming". Magharebia. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "2011 SU Update: Today's Medals at the Universiade". FISU. 15 August 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Japanese judoka Fukumi wins women's 48kg gold at Universiade". Xinhua. 16 August 2007. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's Extra Lightweight (48kg/106 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Never Forgotten," Sports Illustrated, 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Judo World Cup: Algerian Meriem Moussa Rejects Facing Israeli Judoka"
External links edit
- Meriem Moussa at the International Judo Federation
- Meriem Moussa at JudoInside.com
- Meriem Moussa at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Meriem Moussa at Olympics.com
- Meriem Moussa at Olympedia
- Meriem Moussa at The-Sports.org
- Meriem Moussa on Instagram
- NBC Olympics Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 August 2012)
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