Sonia Asselah

Algerian judoka (born 1991)

Sonia Asselah
Personal information
Born (1991-08-20) 20 August 1991 (age 32)[1]
Tizi Ouzou
OccupationJudoka
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sport
CountryAlgeria
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2016)
World Champ.R16 (2011)
African Champ.Gold (2012, 2014, 2017)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Algeria
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Maputo +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville +78 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Agadir +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Port Louis Open
Gold medal – first place 2017 Antananarivo +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Port Louis +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Libreville Open
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tunis +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tunis Open
Silver medal – second place 2017 Antananarivo Open
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tunis +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Antananarivo +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Dakar +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Yaounde +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Yaounde Open
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Dakar +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Maputo +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Libreville +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Cape Town +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2013 Abu Dhabi +78 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Agadir +78 kg
African Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dakar +78 kg
Pan Arab Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha Open
Silver medal – second place 2011 Doha +78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1249
JudoInside.com54473
Updated on 29 May 2022.

Sonia Asselah (born 20 August 1991 in Tizi Ouzou) is an Algerian judoka. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but eliminated in the first round by Karina Bryant.[2] She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the Algerian flag bearer.[3]

At the 2021 African Judo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, Asselah won the silver medal in her event.[4] She had previously won the silver medal in the event in 2020.[5]

Asselah competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she finished in 17th place after losing to Yelyzaveta Kalanina of Ukraine in the first round.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Sonia Asselah - Judo - Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Women's +78kg - Olympic Judo | London 2012". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Algérie Presse Service - JO-2016: La judokate Sonia Asselah porte-drapeau à Rio". Archived from the original on 26 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  4. ^ Houston, Michael (23 May 2021). "Rouhou reclaims title on final day of African Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Thank you Kazan!". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Sonia Asselah". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Sonia Asselah at Wikimedia Commons

Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Algeria
2016 Rio de Janeiro 		Succeeded by