Kahina Saidi

Kahina Saidi (Arabic: كهينة سعيدي; born March 17, 1984) is an Algerian judoka, who played for the half-middleweight category.[1] She is a four-time medalist at the African Judo Championships, and a bronze medalist at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy.[2] She also won two medals in the same division at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, and at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique.[3][4]

Kahina Saidi
Personal information
Nationality Algeria
Born (1984-03-17) 17 March 1984
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)63 kg
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Algeria
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Algiers 63 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Maputo 63 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place2009 Pescara 63 kg
African Judo Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Yaounde 63 kg
Silver medal – second place2008 Agadir 63 kg
Silver medal – second place2011 Dakar 63 kg
Bronze medal – third place2012 Agadir 63 kg

Saidi represented Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's half-middleweight class (63 kg). She defeated Malta's Marcon Bezzina in the first preliminary round, before losing out her next match by an ippon and a juji gatame (back-lying perpendicular armbar) to Netherlands' Elisabeth Willeboordse, who eventually won the bronze medal in this event.[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kahina Saidi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  2. "2e journée: l'Algérienne Kahina Saidi (-63 kg) décroche le bronze" [2nd day: Algerian Kahina Saidi (63 kg) won the bronze] (in French). City DZ. 4 July 2009. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  3. Aflou, Lyes (15 July 2007). "All Africa games: Algeria shines in judo, swimming". Magharebia. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  4. "All African Games - Day 1, 2 and 3". International Judo Federation. 18 September 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  5. "Women's Half Middleweight (63kg/139 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.


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