Lamya Matoub

Lamya Matoub (born 18 January 1992) is a French-Algerian female karateka who generally competes in the kumite category.[1] She has played in domestic level competitions in France representing Sarcelles club and shifted her focus to represent Algeria in international competitions.[2] Lamya has claimed medals at various sport events including the World Karate Championships and in the World Games.[3] On 26 August 2019, she claimed her second African Games medal in the 50 kg kumite category during the 2019 African Games and couldn't able to defend her gold medal she claimed during the 2015 African Games.[4][5]

Lamya Matoub
Matoub in 2018
Born (1992-01-18) January 18, 1992
France
Nationality Algeria  France
Medal record
Women's kumite
Representing  Algeria
World Championships
Bronze medal – third placeMadrid 201868kg
World Games
Gold medal – first placeWroclaw 201768kg
African Games
Gold medal – first placeBrazzaville 201568kg
Bronze medal – third placeRabat 201968kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place201868kg
Gold medal – first place2018team
Silver medal – second placeTanger 202068kg
Silver medal – second placeGaborone 201968kg

Career

She pursued her career in Algeria and represented Algeria internationally from 2015 and eventually represented Algeria at the 2015 African Games and claimed a gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event. At the 2017 World Games, she secured the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[6][7][8]

She also became the champion in the 2018 African Karate Championships and was part of the Algerian team which claimed gold in the team event at the 2018 African Karate Championships.[9] In July 2019, she bagged a silver medal in 68 kg kumite event during the 2019 African Karate Championships.[10]

Most notably, she also clinched a bronze medal at the 2018 World Karate Championships representing Algeria.[11] She also represented Algeria at the 2019 African Games and went onto claim bronze medal in the women's 68 kg kumite event while her compatriot Imane Taleb also claimed a bronze in 50 kg women's kumite event.

In 2021, she competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France, hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[12] She did not qualify at this tournament, but she was able to qualify via continental representation soon after.[13] She competed in the women's +61 kg event.[14]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2017 World Games 2017 Wroclaw, Poland 3rd Kumite 68 kg
2018 World Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd Kumite 68 kg

References
  1. Kralove, Karate Spartak Hradec. "Matoub Lamya « Competitors « Catalog - Karate results and charts". www.karaterec.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. Rédaction, La (12 August 2017). "Boumerdès". La Dépêche de Kabylie (in French). Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. "De l'or pour Lamya Matoub aux Mondiaux de karaté | El Watan". www.elwatan.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. "JA-2019: l'Algérie présente avec 255 athlètes de 23 disciplines". www.aps.dz. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  5. "Medals Board". Africans Games Rabat 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. "Result history of The World Games | IWGA". www.theworldgames.org. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. "Lamya Matoub, invitée n°10 de la soirée Marathons de l'espoir". Sportspassion95 (in French). 9 December 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  9. "Val-d'Oise. Lamya Matoub, karatékate de Sarcelles, double championne d'Afrique". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  10. "Karaté do/Championnats d'Afrique (2e j): l'Algérie porte son capital à 12 médailles". www.aps.dz. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  11. "Championnats du monde de Karaté-do : Lamya Matoub remporte la médaille de bronze". TSA (in French). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  12. "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  13. "Olympians from 34 countries now confirmed for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  14. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.


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