Meriem Moussa

Meriem Moussa

Personal information
Nationality	Algeria
Born	11 May 1988
Height	1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Event(s)	48 kg
Medal record Women's judo Competitor for  Algeria All-Africa Games 2007 Algiers 48 kg Universiade 2007 Bangkok 48 kg 2011 Shenzhen 48 kg African Judo Championships 2009 Port Louis 48 kg 2008 Agadir 48 kg 2006 Port Louis 48 kg 2010 Yaounde 48 kg

Meriem Moussa (Arabic: مريم موسى‎; born May 11, 1988) is an Algerian judoka, who played for the extra-lightweight category.^[1] She is a four-time medalist at the African Judo Championships, and a gold medalist at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers.^[2] She also won two bronze medals in the same division at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand, and at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China.^[3][4]

Moussa represented Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's extra-lightweight class (48 kg). She defeated Gabon's Sandrine Ilendou in the first preliminary round, before losing out her next match by a waza-ari (half-point) to Germany's Michaela Baschin.^[5]

References

1. "Meriem Moussa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
2. Aflou, Lyes (15 July 2007). "All Africa games: Algeria shines in judo, swimming". Magharebia. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
3. "2011 SU Update: Today’s Medals at the Universiade". FISU. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
4. "Japanese judoka Fukumi wins women's 48kg gold at Universiade". Xinhua. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
5. "Women's Extra Lightweight (48kg/106 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

External links

• Profile – Judo Inside
• NBC Olympics Profile