Amel Melih

Amel Melih
Personal information
Native nameآمال مليح
NationalityAlgerian
Born (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31)
Lyon, France
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
ClubSAL Saint-Priest Natation
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Algeria
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
African Championships 3 5 10
African Games 0 0 8
Islamic Solidarity Games 0 1 2
Total 3 6 20
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bloemfontein 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bloemfontein 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bloemfontein 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2024 Luanda 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2024 Luanda 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2024 Luanda 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2024 Luanda 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bloemfontein 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bloemfontein 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Algiers 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Algiers 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2021 Accra 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2024 Luanda 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Accra 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bloemfontein 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bloemfontein 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bloemfontein 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers 4×100 m mixed freestyle
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku 100 m backstroke

Amel Melih (Arabic: آمال مليح; born 6 October 1993) is an Algerian swimmer.[1] She represented Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] Her time of 25.77 in the women's 50m freestyle was not enough to advance out of the heats and she finished in 35th place overall.[3] She finished 39th overall in the women's 100m freestyle with a time of 56.65.[4] She was the flag bearer for Algeria during the opening ceremony along with Mohamed Flissi.[5]

She represented Algeria at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.

References

  1. ^ "Swimming MELIH Amel". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ Touileb, Mohamed (16 July 2021). "JO Tokyo 2020 : Amel Melih, la naïade algérienne". La Gazette du Fennec (in French). Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Event Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Event Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Saint-Priest. Des JO déjà inoubliables pour Amel Melih". www.leprogres.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for  Algeria
2020 Tokyo
with
Mohamed Flissi 		Succeeded by