Sonia Asselah Explained
| Birth Date: | 20 August 1991[1] |
| Birth Place: | Tizi Ouzou |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Country: | Algeria |
| Weight Class: | +78 kg, Open |
| Worlds Rank: | R16 |
| Worlds Year: | 2011 |
| Worlds Weight: | Women's +78 kg |
| Regionals Type: | AF |
| Regionals Rank: | 1 |
| Regionals Year: | 2012 |
| Regionals Year2: | 2014 |
| Regionals Year3: | 2017 |
| Olympics Rank: | R16 |
| Olympics Year: | 2016 |
| Olympics Weight: | Women's +78 kg |
| Updated: | 29 May 2022 |
Sonia Asselah (born 20 August 1991 in Tizi Ouzou) is an Algerian judoka. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but eliminated in the first round by Karina Bryant.[2] She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the Algerian flag bearer.[3]
At the 2021 African Judo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, Asselah won the silver medal in her event.[4] She had previously won the silver medal in the event in 2020.[5]
Asselah competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she finished in 17th place after losing to Yelyzaveta Kalanina of Ukraine in the first round.[6] [7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Sonia Asselah - Judo - Olympic Athlete | London 2012 . 2012-08-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120803132152/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/asselah-sonia-1021047/ . 2012-08-03 .
- Web site: Women's +78kg - Olympic Judo | London 2012 . 2012-08-05 . 2013-01-28 . https://archive.today/20130128020156/http://www.london2012.com/judo/event/women-more-than-78kg/phase=juw178500/index.html . dead .
- Web site: Algérie Presse Service - JO-2016: La judokate Sonia Asselah porte-drapeau à Rio . 2016-07-19 . dead . https://archive.today/20160726221324/http://www.aps.dz/sport/44738-jo-2016-la-judokate-sonia-asselah-porte-drapeau-%C3%A0-rio . 2016-07-26 .
- News: Houston. Michael. 23 May 2021. Rouhou reclaims title on final day of African Judo Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 23 May 2021.
- Web site: Thank you Kazan!. 2021-10-21. www.ijf.org. en.
- Web site: Sonia Asselah. 1 August 2021. Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
- 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.
