Bachir Sid Azara

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Bachir Sid Azara
Sid Azara at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
Personal information
Born (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 (age 28)
Sport
CountryAlgeria
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class87 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Algeria
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Alexandria 80 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Marrakesh 80 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Algiers 87 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 El Jadida 87 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Hammamet 87 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Alexandria 85 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Port Harcourt 82 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hammamet 87 kg
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat 87 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra 87 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville 80 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran 87 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona 87 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku 80 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Sofia 80 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Sofia 87 kg

Bachir Sid Azara (born 3 March 1996)[1] is an Algerian Greco-Roman wrestler.[2] At the African Wrestling Championships he won a total of eight medals: five gold medals and three silver medals.[3] He is also a gold medalist at the 2019 African Games and the 2022 Mediterranean Games.

Career[edit]

He represented Algeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the gold medal in the men's 87 kg event.[4] In 2015, he also competed at the African Games and he won the silver medal in the men's 80 kg event at the time.[5]

In 2020, he competed in the men's 87 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6] He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7][8] He competed in the 87 kg event.[9] He won his first match against Peng Fei of China and then lost against eventual gold medalist Zhan Beleniuk of Ukraine.[9] In the repechage he was then eliminated by eventual bronze medalist Zurab Datunashvili of Serbia.[9]

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[10][11] He won the gold medal in the 87 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[12] In the final, he defeated Mirco Minguzzi of Italy.[12] He competed in the 87 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[13]

He won one of the bronze medals in the 87 kg event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[14]

Achievements[edit]

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 2nd Greco-Roman 80 kg
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd Greco-Roman 80 kg
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 2nd Greco-Roman 87 kg
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 1st Greco-Roman 87 kg
2022 African Wrestling Championships El Jadida, Morocco 1st Greco-Roman 87 kg
Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 1st Greco-Roman 87 kg
2023 African Wrestling Championships Hammamet, Tunisia 1st Greco-Roman 87 kg
2024 African Games Accra, Ghana 1st Greco-Roman 87 kg

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Wrestling SID AZARA Bachir". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  3. ^ "Athlete Profile". United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2020-05-28. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. ^ "2015 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  7. ^ Shefferd, Neil (2 April 2021). "Host nation Tunisia claim four places at Tokyo 2020 on first day of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ a b c "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  10. ^ Brennan, Eliott (21 May 2022). "Oborududu bags 11th consecutive title at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  11. ^ "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  13. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  14. ^ "2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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