Meriem Moussa

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Meriem Moussa (Arabic: مَرْيَم مُوسَى; born 11 May 1988) is an Algerian judoka, who competes in the extra-lightweight category.[1]

Born (1988-05-11) 11 May 1988 (age 37)
OccupationJudoka
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Country Algeria
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Meriem Moussa
Personal information
Born (1988-05-11) 11 May 1988 (age 37)
OccupationJudoka
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Sport
Country Algeria
SportJudo
Weight class48 kg, 52 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2008)
World Champ.R16 (2010, 2011)
African Champ.Gold (2007, 2009, 2017)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Algeria
African Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Algiers48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Rabat52 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Mauritius48 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Antananarivo52 kg
Silver medal – second place2008 Agadir48 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Tunis52 kg
Bronze medal – third place2006 Mauritius48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Yaounde52 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Port Louis52 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Libreville52 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Tunis52 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Cape Town52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place2010 Paris52 kg
African Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 Tunis48 kg
Gold medal – first place2006 South Africa48 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place2007 Bangkok48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Shenzhen52 kg
Profile at external databases
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Career

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]

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