Walid Bidani

Walid Bidani (born 11 June 1994 in Maghnia, Algeria) is an Algerian weightlifter.[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -105 kg event. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's +105 kg.[2]

Walid Bidani
Personal information
NationalityAlgerian
Born (1994-06-11) 11 June 1994
Maghnia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight124 kg (273 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)+105 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 202 kg (2022, NR)
  • Clean and jerk: 235 kg (2022, NR)
  • Total:437kg (2022, NR)
Medal record
Representing  Algeria
Men's weightlifting
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Nairobi105 kg
Gold medal – first place2013 Casablanca105 kg
Gold medal – first place2016 Yaoundé+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Vacoas+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Vacoas+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Cairo+109 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Nairobi+109 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran +102 kg Snatch
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran +102 kg Clean&Jerk
Updated on 5 July 2022.

He was scheduled to compete in the men's +109 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan but he was unable to compete as he tested positive for COVID-19.[3]

He won two medals at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[4] He won the gold medal in the men's +102 kg Snatch event and the silver medal in the men's +102 kg Clean & Jerk event.[4]

Major Results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Algeria
Olympic Games
2012United Kingdom London, Great Britain105 kg16016016513 1801801801434014
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil+105 kg18018519010 2102112201441013
World Championships
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan105 kg16517017224 ——————
2017United States Anaheim, United States+105 kg1851911956 215217225104208
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand+109 kg1911972003rd place, bronze medalist(s)22223123894315
2022Colombia Bogota, Colombia+109 kg1952012037225235—124209
African Championships
2012Kenya Nairobi, Kenya105 kg1501501601st place, gold medalist(s) 1701801831st place, gold medalist(s)3331st place, gold medalist(s)
2013Morocco Casablanca, Morocco105 kg1521571631st place, gold medalist(s) 1811861911st place, gold medalist(s)3541st place, gold medalist(s)
2016Cameroon Yaoundé, Cameroon+105 kg170181—1st place, gold medalist(s) 1952022101st place, gold medalist(s)3911st place, gold medalist(s)
2017Mauritius Vacoas, Mauritius+105 kg—180—2nd place, silver medalist(s) ——————
2018Mauritius Vacoas, Mauritius+105 kg——1801st place, gold medalist(s) ——2101st place, gold medalist(s)3901st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Egypt Cairo, Egypt+109 kg—187—1st place, gold medalist(s) —2262312nd place, silver medalist(s)4131st place, gold medalist(s)
2021Kenya Nairobi, Kenya+109 kg1801902011st place, gold medalist(s) ——2151st place, gold medalist(s)4161st place, gold medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games
2013Turkey Mersin, Turkey105 kg1601661713rd place, bronze medalist(s) 170170170———[5]
2022Algeria Oran, Algeria+102 kg1901962021st place, gold medalist(s) 2252352432nd place, silver medalist(s)437—

References
  1. "Walid Bidani". London2012.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  2. "BIDANI Walid". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  3. Oliver, Brian (3 August 2021). "COVID-19 positive costs Algerian weightlifter Bidani chance of Olympic medal". Inside the Games. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  5. "Walid Bidani s'offre le bronze" (in French). www.depechedekabylie.com. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
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