Siwar Bousetta Explained

Siwar Bousetta
Nationality:Tunisian
Birth Date:1999 7, df=yes[1]
Country:Tunisia
Sport:Amateur wrestling
Weight Class:57 kg
Event:Freestyle

Siwar Bousetta (سوار بوستّة, born 23 July 1999),[2] also spelled Bouseta, is a Tunisian freestyle wrestler. She is a bronze medalist at the African Games and a three-time medalist, including gold, at the African Wrestling Championships. She represented Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Career

She represented Tunisia at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won one of the bronze medals in the women's freestyle 57 kg event.[3]

At the 2020 African Wrestling Championships held in Algiers, Algeria, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event.[4] [5] She qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] [7] She competed in the women's 57kg event where she was eliminated in her first match by Tetyana Kit of Ukraine.[8]

She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[9] A few months later, she also won the silver medal in the 57kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[10] She won the bronze medal in her event at the 2022 Tunis Ranking Series event held in Tunis, Tunisia.[11] She competed in the 57 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey. A few months later, she lost her bronze medal match in her event at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Pontevedra, Spain.[12]

She won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 African Wrestling Championships held in Hammamet, Tunisia.[13] [14]

She competed in the women's 62kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[15]

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2019African GamesRabat, Morocco3rdFreestyle 57kg
2020African Wrestling ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeria3rdFreestyle 57kg
2022African Wrestling ChampionshipsEl Jadida, Morocco2ndFreestyle 59kg
Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeria2ndFreestyle 57kg
2023African Wrestling ChampionshipsHammamet, Tunisia1stFreestyle 59kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Siwar Bouseta . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 29 August 2021 . 29 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210829120523/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/wrestling/athlete-profile-n1418318-bouseta-siwar.htm . dead .
  2. Web site: Entry List by NOC . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627230457/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/WRE/2022-06-25/WRE-------------------------------__C32A_1.0.pdf . 27 June 2022 . 27 June 2022 . 2022 Mediterranean Games.
  3. Web site: 2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book . unitedworldwrestling.org . . live . 24 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200707163602/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/results_08_eljadida.pdf . 7 July 2020.
  4. News: Pavitt . Michael . Fergat reclaims African Wrestling Championships title in Algiers . 8 February 2020 . InsideTheGames.biz . . 8 April 2020 . 11 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200311201730/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1090297/african-wrestling-championships-seniors . live .
  5. Web site: 2020 African Wrestling Championships Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200616174611/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-02/results_02_alger.pdf . 16 June 2020 . 16 June 2020 . unitedworldwrestling.org . United World Wrestling.
  6. News: Shefferd . Neil . 3 April 2021 . Hosts Tunisia claim four more Tokyo 2020 berths on day two of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier . InsideTheGames.biz . . 3 April 2021 . 16 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210516115946/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1106224/tunisia-claim-four-more-places-at-tokyo . live .
  7. Web site: 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210505200512/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/final-book.pdf . 5 May 2021 . 5 May 2021 . UWW.org . United World Wrestling.
  8. Web site: Wrestling Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210807164330/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WRE/OG2020-_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf . 7 August 2021 . 8 August 2021 . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  9. Web site: 2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220522205433/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-05/2022_african_championships_fianl_book.pdf?VersionId=PYd6pUvzQuShQSFaC65kY4NpHER5J7cS . 22 May 2022 . 22 May 2022 . UWW.org . United World Wrestling.
  10. Web site: Wrestling Competition Summary . https://web.archive.org/web/20220630130108/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/WRE/2022-06-29/WRE-------------------------------__C96_1.0.pdf . 30 June 2022 . 30 June 2022 . 2022 Mediterranean Games.
  11. Web site: 2022 Zouhaier Sghaier Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220719112138/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-07/final-book-zouhaier_sghaier_0.pdf?VersionId=7Eym.guK9SHiyC6Bsh3Jnsong8qK_Syt . 19 July 2022 . 19 July 2022 . UWW.org . United World Wrestling.
  12. Web site: 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20221025174035/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-10/final-book-2022-u23_world_championships_0.pdf?VersionId=ULvdQi1j2falTsouZCHLVjHUfEvhszPO . 25 October 2022 . 25 October 2022 . United World Wrestling.
  13. News: Berkeley . Geoff . 19 May 2023 . Egypt and Algeria share Greco-Roman golds at African Wrestling Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 22 May 2023.
  14. Web site: 2023 African Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20230522170402/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2023-05/final-book-1edf26c3-9b2e-6026-8131-5f0cc5b812b3_0.pdf?VersionId=T4hII7UXGv7bZjHu3jl4OtPIvvtKhA73 . 22 May 2023 . 22 May 2023 . United World Wrestling.
  15. Web site: Wrestling Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811181048/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf . 11 August 2024 . 12 August 2024 . 2024 Summer Olympics.