Saoussen Boudiaf Explained

Saoussen Boudiaf
Native Name:سوسن بوضياف
Native Name Lang:ar
Fullname:Saoussen Dlindah Hilane Boudiaf
Birth Date:31 December 1993[1]
Birth Place:Roubaix, France
Nationality:French, Algerian
Height:1.73m
Weight:69kg
Country: France (2013-2019)
Algeria (2021-present)
Hand:right-handed
Fieranking:current ranking

Saoussen Dlindah Hilane Boudiaf (Arabic: سوسن دليندة هلان بوضياف;[2] born 31 December 1993) is a sabre fencer.[3] Born in France, she represents Algeria internationally and competed for France in the past. She won the gold medal in the women's individual sabre event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[4]

Early life

Boudiaf was born in France to an Ivorian father and Algerian mother. She never met her father, her mother died when Boudiaf was six, and she was raised by her aunt and grandmother.[5] At the age of 11, her aunt encouraged her to practice a sport and she picked up fencing at a local club.[6]

Personal life

Boudiaf is Muslim.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BOUDIAF Saoussen.
  2. Web site: SAOUSSEN DLINDA H BOUDIAF.
  3. Web site: Saoussen Boudiaf . Rio 2016 . 18 August 2016 . 26 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826132253/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/saoussen-boudiaf . dead .
  4. Web site: Fencing Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220706104710/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/FEN/ResultBook/GDM2022_FEN_v1.3.pdf . 6 July 2022 . 19 July 2022 . 2022 Mediterranean Games.
  5. Web site: Coupe du monde de sabre : l'Algérienne Saoussen Boudiaf se contente de la 31e place. November 14, 2021.
  6. Web site: Rio 2016 – Escrime : les cinq secrets de Saoussen Boudiaf. March 8, 2016. France 3 Hauts-de-France.