Amal Amjahid

Amal Amjahid
Personal information
Native name	أمل مجاهد
National team	Belgium
Born	28 October 1995[1]; Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Belgium
Sport
Sport	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Ne-waza)
Weight class	-55 kg, −57 kg, −63 kg, −70 kg
Club	CENS Academy
Team	Pat Academy BJJ
Coached by	Khalid Houry
Women's sport ju-jitsu
Representing Belgium
World Games
World Championships
European Championships
	Updated on 30 November 2019.

Amal Amjahid (Arabic: أمل مجاهد‎, born 28 October 1995) is a Belgian ground grappler who represents her home country Belgium in Sport Jujitsu (JJIF), discipline Ne-waza and different professional teams (fighting clubs) in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (IBJJF, UAEJJF).

Career

She begun with sport jujitsu at age of 7 in Brussels.[2] Her family is originally from Morocco.[3] She is practising ground variant of ju-jitsu – Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at CENS Academy under supervision of her personal coach and stepfather Khalid Houry.[4] She is winner of World Games in Wrocław from 2017 and five times individual world champion (JJIF) – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 in discipline Ne-waza (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu).

She is also participate at pro level tournaments which many times use title World (European) Championships but are regulated by private profite sport bodies – IBJJF or UAEJJF. She gained black belt in 2019. As black belt she is winner of European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 2019 as member of pro team Pat Academy BJJ.[5]

Results

World Games (IWGA + JJIF)
Year	Place	Medal	Discipline	Category
2017	Wrocław ( Poland)	Gold	Ne-waza	−55 kg
2017	Wrocław ( Poland)	Gold	Ne-waza	open
Ju-Jitsu World Championships (JJIF)
2014	Paris ( France)	Silver	Ne-waza	−63 kg
2015	Bangkok ( Thailand)	Gold	Ne-waza	−63 kg
2016	Wrocław ( Poland)	Gold	Ne-waza	−55 kg
2017	Bogota ( Colombia)	Gold	Ne-waza	−70 kg
2018	Malmö ( Sweden)	Gold	Ne-waza	−55 kg
2019	Abu Dhabi ( United Arab Emirates)	Gold	Ne-waza	−57 kg
Ju-Jitsu European Championships (JJEU + JJIF)
2015	Almere ( Netherlands)	Gold	Ne-waza	−63 kg
2018	Gliwice ( Poland)	Gold	Ne-waza	−70 kg
2019	Bucharest ( Romania)	Gold	Ne-waza	−70 kg

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References

"Info System". worldgames2017.sportresult.com.
"Amal Amjahid". BJJ Heroes. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
"Jiu-Jitsu : Qui est Amal Amjahid, la jeune Belge championne du monde qui collectionne les médailles ?". parismatch.be (in French). 26 November 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
"Immigration Issues Put Brown Belt Champion Amal Amjahid Out Of IBJJF Worlds". flograppling.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
"International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation -". ibjjfdb.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

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[1] "Info System". worldgames2017.sportresult.com.

[2] "Amal Amjahid". BJJ Heroes. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[3] "Jiu-Jitsu : Qui est Amal Amjahid, la jeune Belge championne du monde qui collectionne les médailles ?". parismatch.be (in French). 26 November 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[4] "Immigration Issues Put Brown Belt Champion Amal Amjahid Out Of IBJJF Worlds". flograppling.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[5] "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation -". ibjjfdb.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.