Nihel Cheikh Rouhou Explained
| Nihel Chikhrouhou |
| Native Name: | نهال شيخ روحو |
| Nationality: | Tunisian |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Sfax, Tunisia |
| Height: | 164 cm |
| Weight Class: | +78 kg |
| Worlds Rank: | 3 |
| Worlds Year: | 2017 |
| Worlds Weight: | Women's Open |
| Regionals: | × 18 times |
| Regionals Type: | AF |
| Regionals Rank: | 1 |
| Olympics Rank: | 7 |
| Olympics Year: | 2016 |
| Olympics Weight: | Women's +78 kg |
| Updated: | 26 June 2023 |
Nihel Cheikh Rouhou (Arabic: نهال شيخ روحو ; born 5 January 1987 in Sfax, Tunisia) is a Tunisian judoka.[1] She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the +78 kg event.[2]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she beat Carmen Chalá in the first round before losing to Kim Na-Young.[3]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she lost to Maria Suelen Altheman.
In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's +78 kg event at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.[4]
In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[5] [6] At the 2021 African Judo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, she won the gold medal in her event.[7] In June 2021, she competed in the women's +78 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She also competed in the women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8] [9]
She won the silver medal in the women's +78 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[10]
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064910/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/nihel-cheikh-rouhou-1.html Sports reference profile
- http://www.london2012.com/athlete/cheikh-rouhou-nihel-1062708/ London 2012 profile
- Web site: Beijing 2008 78kg heavyweight women - Olympic Beijing 2008 Judo. www.olympic.org. 2016-07-01.
- Web site: 2019 African Games Judo Medalists. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200820201057/https://data.ijf.org/pdf/competition/2006/0. 20 August 2020. 20 August 2020. International Judo Federation.
- Web site: 2021 Judo World Masters. 13 January 2021. International Judo Federation.
- News: Gillen. Nancy. 13 January 2021. Riner brings IJF World Judo Masters to conclusion with heavyweight gold medal. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 13 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210113205515/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102983/riner-wins-gold-at-world-judo-masters. 13 January 2021.
- News: Houston. Michael. 23 May 2021. Rouhou reclaims title on final day of African Judo Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 23 May 2021.
- Web site: Judo Results Book. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801000704/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf. 1 August 2021. 1 August 2021. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- Web site: Nihel Cheikh Rouhou - Player Profile - Judo.
- Web site: Judo Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220704181709/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/JUD/ResultBook/GDM2022_JUD_v1.5.pdf . 4 July 2022 . 4 July 2022 . 2022 Mediterranean Games.
