Samira Guerioua
Algerian para powerlifter
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Samira Guerioua (Arabic: سميرة قريوة; born 1982 or 1983) is an Algerian para powerlifter. She represented Algeria at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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| Native name | سميرة قريوة | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Algeria | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para powerlifting | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Guerioua has competed in powerlifting since 2010.[1]
At the 2015 Paralympic ranking competition in Brazzaville, Guerioua came third in the women’s up to 45kg category, lifting 82 kg.[2] She came seventh in the 2015 European Open Championships.[3] Guerioua competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics,[4] where she reached the final round in the Women's 45 kg event, finishing in sixth place.[1]
In 2017, Guerioua came second in the Women's 45kg category at the Fazza World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Eger, Hungary.[5] She came sixth in the final of the Mexico City 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships.[1][3]
In 2019, at the Fazza World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, Guerioua again took second place in Women's 45kg, lifting 78 kg.[6] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics,[7] she came fourth in the Women's 45kg final.[1] At the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Tbilisi, she came fifth in her event.[1][8]
In 2023, Guerioua took first place in the Women's 45kg event at the Fazza World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Cairo, lifting 93 kg.[9][10] The win earned her a spot in the 2024 Paralympics,[11] where she came eighth in her event.[12]