Siwar Bousetta

Tunisian freestyle wrestler

Siwar Bousetta
Personal information
NationalityTunisian
Born (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 24)[1]
Sport
CountryTunisia
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class57 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Tunisia
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat 57 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Hammamet 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 El Jadida 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Algiers 57 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran 57 kg

Siwar Bousetta (سوار بوستّة, born 23 July 1999),[2] also spelled Bouseta, is a Tunisian freestyle wrestler. She is a bronze medalist at the African Games and a three-time medalist, including gold, at the African Wrestling Championships.

Career

She represented Tunisia at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won one of the bronze medals in the women's freestyle 57 kg event.[3]

At the 2020 African Wrestling Championships held in Algiers, Algeria, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event.[4][5] She qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6][7] She competed in the women's 57 kg event where she was eliminated in her first match by Tetyana Kit of Ukraine.[8]

She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[9] A few months later, she also won the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[10] She won the bronze medal in her event at the 2022 Tunis Ranking Series event held in Tunis, Tunisia.[11] She competed in the 57 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey. A few months later, she lost her bronze medal match in her event at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Pontevedra, Spain.[12]

She won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 African Wrestling Championships held in Hammamet, Tunisia.[13][14]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
2020 African Wrestling Championships Algiers, Algeria 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
2022 African Wrestling Championships El Jadida, Morocco 2nd Freestyle 59 kg
Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 2nd Freestyle 57 kg
2023 African Wrestling Championships Hammamet, Tunisia 1st Freestyle 59 kg

References

  1. ^ "Siwar Bouseta". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. ^ "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. ^ Pavitt, Michael (8 February 2020). "Fergat reclaims African Wrestling Championships title in Algiers". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. ^ Shefferd, Neil (3 April 2021). "Hosts Tunisia claim four more Tokyo 2020 berths on day two of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  9. ^ "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Wrestling Competition Summary" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  11. ^ "2022 Zouhaier Sghaier Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  12. ^ "2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  13. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (19 May 2023). "Egypt and Algeria share Greco-Roman golds at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  14. ^ "2023 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

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