Katia Belabbas

Katia Belabbas (born 1 February 1996) is an Algerian windsurfer who competes in the RS:X class. She competed for Algeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Katia Belabbas
Personal information
Birth nameKatia Belabbas
Born (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996
Béjaïa, Algeria
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Medal record
Women's RS:X
Representing  Algeria
African Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Algiers RS:X
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Algiers RS:X
Updated on 1 February 2020.

Biography

Belabbas was born on 1 February 1996 in Béjaïa, Algeria.[1] As of her Olympic appearance, she was 1.70 metres (5 ft 7 in) tall and weighed 65 kilograms (143 lb).[2]

Competitions

Belabbas was the first woman to represent an African nation in RS:X at the ISAF Sailing World Championships, in which she placed 62nd in 2014.[3] At the time of the race, she had trained in RS:X for only eight months.[4] She won a gold medal in the 2015 RS:X African Championship to qualify herself to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] At the Olympics, she placed 26th in the women's RS:X event.[6][7] She placed third in the 2019 RS:X African Championship in 2019, losing out on an Olympic qualifying spot to countrywoman Amina Bericchi.[8][9]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Katia Belabbas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. "Katia Belabbas". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. "2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships: RS:X {Women) Overall Results". Sailing.org. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. "2014 ISAF Sailing World Championship Afterword". International RS:X Class Association. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. "2015 African Championship RSX Women" (PDF). International RS:X Class Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. "Katia Belabbas". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  7. "RS:X Women - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  8. "2019 RS:X Windsurfing African Championships (OQ)". International RS:X Class Association. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  9. "Amina Bericchi and Hamza Bouras Qualified Algeria to Tokyo Olympics 2020!". International RS:X Class Association. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.


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