Sarra Hamdi (born 13 March 1999)[1] is a Tunisian freestyle wrestler. She is a silver medalist at the African Games and a five-time medalist, including gold, at the African Wrestling Championships. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the women's 50 kg event.[2][3][4][5][6]

Sarra Hamdi
Personal information
Born (1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 25)
Sport
CountryTunisia
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class50 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Tunisia
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat 50 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 El Jadida 50 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Marrakesh 48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hammamet 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Port Harcourt 50 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Algiers 50 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya 50 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran 50 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Pontevedra 50 kg

Career

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She represented Tunisia at the 2019 African Games and she won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 50 kg event.[7]

In 2020, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's freestyle 50 kg event at the African Wrestling Championships held in Algiers, Algeria.[8][9] She qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[10][11][12]

In 2022, she competed in the 50 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[13] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[14][15] A few months later, she won the bronze medal in the 50 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[16] She also won the bronze medal in the 50 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[17]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 African Wrestling Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 2nd Freestyle 48 kg
2018 African Wrestling Championships Port Harcourt, Nigeria 3rd Freestyle 50 kg
2019 African Wrestling Championships Hammamet, Tunisia 2nd Freestyle 53 kg
African Games Rabat, Morocco 2nd Freestyle 50 kg
2020 African Wrestling Championships Algiers, Algeria 3rd Freestyle 50 kg
2022 African Wrestling Championships El Jadida, Morocco 1st Freestyle 50 kg
Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 3rd Freestyle 50 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 3rd Freestyle 50 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. 23 April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. ^ ayush.gupta. "Tokyo Olympics: Wrestler Seema Bisla knocked out in 50kg pre-quarters by Sarra Hamdi". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Wrestling: Seema Bisla loses 50kg opener to Tunisia's Sarra Hamdi". The Indian Express. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Tokyo Olympics 2020: Seema Bisla loses 50kg opener to Sarra Hamdi | Tokyo Olympics News - Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  6. ^ "HAMDI Sarra profile page". uww.org. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  7. ^ "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  8. ^ Olanowski, Eric (8 February 2020). "Adekuoroye Climbs to World No. 1 After Winning Fifth African Title". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  9. ^ "2020 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  10. ^ 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. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  11. ^ "2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Wrestling - HAMDI Sarra". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  13. ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  14. ^ Brennan, Eliott (21 May 2022). "Oborududu bags 11th consecutive title at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Wrestling Competition Summary" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  17. ^ "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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