Roumaysa Boualam

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Roumaysa Boualam
Personal information
Born (1994-10-10) October 10, 1994 (age 29)[1]
Blida, Algeria
Sport
CountryAlgeria
SportBoxing
Medal record
Women's boxing
Representing  Algeria
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra Light flyweight
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Maputo Flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2023 Yaoundé Light flyweight
Silver medal – second place 2014 Yaoundé Flyweight
Silver medal – second place 2017 Brazzaville Flyweight
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Minimumweight
Arab Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Algiers Flyweight

Roumaysa Boualam (born 10 October 1994) is an Algerian amateur boxer. She won the gold medal in the women's minimumweight event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[2] She is also a two-time gold medalist at the African Games. She competed at several editions of the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships.

Career[edit]

In 2019, Boualam won the gold medal in the women's flyweight event at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.[3] She defeated Yasmine Moutaqui of Morocco in her gold medal match.[3]

In 2020, Boualam qualified at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Diamniadio, Senegal to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] She is the first female boxer from Algeria to represent her country at the Summer Olympics.[5] She competed in the women's flyweight event.[4]

Boualam won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 African Amateur Boxing Championships held in Maputo, Mozambique.[6]

In 2024, Boualam won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2023 African Games held in Accra, Ghana.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Boxing BOUALAM Roumaysa - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Boxing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Women's flyweight" (PDF). 2020 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Boxing Olympic Qualification – Dakar | Day 7 As It Happened". Olympic Channel. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Session 9 Results – 2022 African Amateur Boxing Championships" (PDF). African Boxing Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Boxing Results Book" (PDF). 2023 African Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

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