Meriem Moussa
Olympic judoka
Intro | Olympic judoka | |
Places | Algeria | |
is | Athlete Martial artist Judoka | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 11 May 1988 | |
Age | 36 years |
Meriem Moussa (Arabic: مريم موسى; born May 11, 1988) is an Algerian judoka, who played for the extra-lightweight category. She is a four-time medalist at the African Judo Championships, and a gold medalist at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers. She also won two bronze medals in the same division at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand, and at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China.
Moussa represented Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's extra-lightweight class (48 kg). She defeated Gabon's Sandrine Ilendou in the first preliminary round, before losing out her next match by a waza-ari (half-point) to Germany's Michaela Baschin.