Kahina Saidi

Kahina Saidi (Arabic: كهينة سعيدي‎; born March 17, 1984) is an Algerian judoka, who played for the half-middleweight category.[1] She is a four-time medalist at the African Judo Championships, and a bronze medalist at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy.[2] She also won two medals in the same division at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, and at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique.[3][4]

Kahina Saidi
Personal information
Nationality Algeria
Born (1984-03-17) 17 March 1984
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)63 kg
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Algeria
All-Africa Games
2007 Algiers 63 kg
2011 Maputo 63 kg
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara 63 kg
African Judo Championships
2010 Yaounde 63 kg
2008 Agadir 63 kg
2011 Dakar 63 kg
2012 Agadir 63 kg

Saidi represented Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's half-middleweight class (63 kg). She defeated Malta's Marcon Bezzina in the first preliminary round, before losing out her next match by an ippon and a juji gatame (back-lying perpendicular armbar) to Netherlands' Elisabeth Willeboordse, who eventually won the bronze medal in this event.[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kahina Saidi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  2. "2e journée: l'Algérienne Kahina Saidi (-63 kg) décroche le bronze" [2nd day: Algerian Kahina Saidi (63 kg) won the bronze] (in French). City DZ. 4 July 2009. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  3. Aflou, Lyes (15 July 2007). "All Africa games: Algeria shines in judo, swimming". Magharebia. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  4. "All African Games - Day 1, 2 and 3". International Judo Federation. 18 September 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  5. "Women's Half Middleweight (63kg/139 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.


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