Samir Bouguerra
Samir Bouguerra (Arabic: سمير بوقرة; born July 18, 1982) is an amateur Algerian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's heavyweight category.[1] He won a silver medal for his division at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, losing out to Egyptian wrestler and defending Olympic champion Karam Gaber.[2]
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| Born | 18 July 1982 | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||
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Bouguerra represented Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 96 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to China's Jiang Huachen, who was able to score eight points in two straight periods, leaving Bouguerra without a single point.[3]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Samir Bouguerra". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- "All-Africa Games: Greco-Roman seniors 2007-07-15 Algiers (ALG) – 96.0 kg". International Wrestling Federation. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- "Men's Greco-Roman 96kg (211.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
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