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]

Sonia Asselah
Personal information
Born (1991-08-20) 20 August 1991 (age 33)[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)
Profile at external databases
IJF1249
JudoInside.com54473
Updated on 29 May 2022

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

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  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). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for   Algeria
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Succeeded by