Bachir Sid Azara
Algerian Greco-Roman wrestler
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bachir Sid Azara (Arabic: بشير سيد عزارة, born 3 March 1996)[1] is an Algerian Greco-Roman wrestler.[2] At the African Wrestling Championships he won a total of nine medals: six gold medals and three silver medals.[3] He is also a gold medalist at the 2019 African Games, the 2022 Mediterranean Games and the 2023 African Games.
.jpg)
Sid Azara at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native name | بشير سيد عزارة | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 87 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
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]
He competed in the 87 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[15][16]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
