Walid Bidani Explained

Walid Bidani
Nationality:	Algerian
Birth Date:	11 June 1994
Birth Place:	Maghnia
Weight:	124kg (273lb)
Sport:	Weightlifting
Event:	+105 kg
Updated:	5 July 2022

Walid Bidani (born 11 June 1994 in Maghnia, Algeria) is an Algerian weightlifter.^[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -105 kg event. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's +105 kg.^[2]

He was scheduled to compete in the men's +109 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan but he was unable to compete as he tested positive for COVID-19.^[3]

He won two medals at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.^[4] He won the gold medal in the men's +102 kg Snatch event and the silver medal in the men's +102 kg Clean & Jerk event.^[4]

Major Results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
width=40	1	width=40	2	width=40	3	width=40	Rank	1	width=40	2	width=40	3	width=40	Rank
Representing
Olympic Games
			160	160	165		13	180	180	180	14	340	14
			180	185	190		10	210	211	220	14	410	13
World Championships
			165	170	172		24	—	—	—	—	—	—
			185	191	195	6	215	217	225	10	420	8
			191	197	200		222	231	238	9	431	5
			195	201	203	7	225	235	—	12	420	9
African Championships
2012		105 kg	150	150	160		170	180	183		333
2013		105 kg	152	157	163		181	186	191		354
		+105 kg	170	181	—		195	202	210		391
		+105 kg	—	180	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
		+105 kg	—	—	180		—	—	210		390
		+109 kg	—	187	—		—	226	231		413
		+109 kg	180	190	201		—	—	215		416
Mediterranean Games
		105 kg	160	166	171		170	170	170	—	—	—	—^[5]
		+102 kg	190	196	202		225	235	243		437	—	—

Notes and References

1. Web site: Walid Bidani. London2012.com. August 6, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120801143300/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/bidani-walid-1069288/. August 1, 2012.
2. Web site: BIDANI Walid. Rio 2016. 2016-08-17. 2016-08-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826131114/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/walid-bidani. dead.
3. News: Oliver . Brian . COVID-19 positive costs Algerian weightlifter Bidani chance of Olympic medal . 4 August 2021 . . 3 August 2021.
4. Web site: Weightlifting Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705183534/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/WLF/ResultBook/GDM2022_WLF_v1.1.pdf . 5 July 2022 . 6 July 2022 . 2022 Mediterranean Games.
5. News: Walid Bidani s'offre le bronze. www.depechedekabylie.com. French. 27 June 2013. 23 May 2016.