Bachir Sid Azara

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, the 2022 Mediterranean Games and the 2023 African Games.

Career

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]

He competed in the 87 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[15]

Achievements

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

  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.[dead link‍]
  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). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) 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.
  15. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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