Sonia Asselah

Sonia Asselah
Personal information
Born (1991-08-20) 20 August 1991[1]
Tizi Ouzou
OccupationJudoka
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sport
CountryAlgeria
SportJudo
+78 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
R16 (2016)
R16 (2011)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2012, 2014, 2017)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Algeria
African Games
Silver medal – second place2011 Maputo+78 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Brazzaville+78 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Agadir+78 kg
Gold medal – first place2014 Port LouisOpen
Gold medal – first place2017 Antananarivo+78 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Port Louis+78 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 LibrevilleOpen
Silver medal – second place2016 Tunis+78 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 TunisOpen
Silver medal – second place2017 AntananarivoOpen
Silver medal – second place2018 Tunis+78 kg
Silver medal – second place2020 Antananarivo+78 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Dakar+78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Yaounde+78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 YaoundeOpen
Bronze medal – third place2011 Dakar+78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 Maputo+78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Libreville+78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Cape Town+78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Oran+78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place2013 Abu Dhabi+78 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Tarragona+78 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place2021 Konya+78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Baku+78 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place2010 Agadir+78 kg
African Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Dakar+78 kg
Pan Arab Games
Gold medal – first place2011 DohaOpen
Gold medal – first place2023 Algiers+78 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 AlgiersWomen's team
Silver medal – second place2011 Doha+78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1249
JudoInside.com54473
Updated on 29 May 2022

Sonia Asselah (born 20 August 1991 in Tizi Ouzou) is an Algerian judoka. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the first round by Karina Bryant of Britain.[2] She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the Algerian flag-bearer.[3]

At the 2021 African Judo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, Asselah won the silver medal in her event.[4] She had also 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

  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". Retrieved 5 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Algérie Presse Service - JO-2016: La judokate Sonia Asselah porte-drapeau à Rio". Retrieved 19 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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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