Leila Lassouani Explained

Leila Françoise Lassouani (born July 29, 1977, in France[1]) is a female weightlifter from Algeria. In 2006, she was named the best Algerian Sportsperson along with swimmer Salim Iles by the Algerian Press.[2]

At the 2008 African Weightlifting Championships she won the gold medal in the 63 kg category, with a total of 205 kg.[3]

She was the only Algerian weightlifter qualified to compete at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.[4] In the Olympic tournament she did not finish due to failed attempts in the clean and jerk.

Results

Women's 58 kg: finished 14th

Women's 63 kg: finished 7th

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leila Françoise Lassouani Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031308/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/leila-francoise-lassouani-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2018-02-08.
  2. News: Leila Lassouani, Salim Iles named best 2006 sportsmen by Algerian Press. 2007-01-12. Magharebia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090529235438/http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/newsbriefs/sports/2007/01/12/newsbrief-02. 2009-05-29.
  3. Web site: LASSOUANI Leila. International Weightlifting Federation. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110527163641/http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=402. 2011-05-27.
  4. Web site: Leila Lassouani seule représentante de l'haltérophilie algérienne aux JO de Beijing - le site officiel des Jeux Olympiques de Beijing 2008 . 2008-07-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731113804/http://fr.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/weightlifting/n214470526.shtml . 2008-07-31 . fr.

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