Annabelle Ali

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Annabelle Laure Ali
Personal information
Born (1985-03-04) 4 March 1985 (age 38)
Yagoua, Cameroon
Medal record
Women's Freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Delhi 72 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow 75 kg
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville 75 kg

Annabelle Laure Ali (born 4 March 1985) is a female freestyle wrestler from Cameroon. She participated in the Women's Freestyle 72 kg event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she lost in the 1/8 final to Agnieszka Wieszczek. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she lost to Stanka Zlateva in the quarterfinals. [1] As Zlateva proceeded to the final, Ali was part of the bronze medal repechage, where she lost to Vasilisa Marzaliuk. [1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was also the Cameroonian flag-bearer at the opening ceremony. [2]

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At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she won the silver medal in the women's -75 kg division. [2]

Major results

YearTournamentVenueResultEvent
2005 Commonwealth Championships Flag of South Africa.svg Stellenbosch, South Africa 1st72 kg
2007 World Championships Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku, Azerbaijan 19th 72 kg
2008 African Championships Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunis, Tunisia 3rd72 kg
Olympic Games Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, China 16th 72 kg
World Championships Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan 12th72 kg
2009 African Championships Flag of Morocco.svg Casablanca, Morocco 1st72 kg
World Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Herning, Denmark 9th 72 kg
2010 African Championships Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo, Egypt 1st72 kg
World Championships Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, Russia 11th 72 kg
Commonwealth Games Flag of India.svg New Delhi, India 2nd 72 kg
2011 African Championships Flag of Senegal.svg Dakar, Senegal 1st72 kg
World Championships Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul, Turkey 5th 72 kg
2012 African Championships Flag of Morocco.svg Marrakesh, Morocco 2nd72 kg
Olympic Games Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, Great Britain 7th 72 kg
2013 Francophone Games Flag of France.svg Nice, France 3rd72 kg
World Championships Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary 19th 72 kg
2014 African Championships Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunis, Tunisia 1st75 kg
Commonwealth Games Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glasgow, Great Britain 2nd 75 kg
2015 African Championships Flag of Egypt.svg Alexandria, Egypt 1st75 kg
African Games Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Brazzaville, Congo 1st75 kg
2016 African Championships Flag of Egypt.svg Alexandria, Egypt 2nd75 kg
Olympic Games Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th 75 kg
2018 African Championships Flag of Nigeria.svg Port Harcourt, Nigeria 3rd76 kg

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References

  1. 1 2 "Freestyle 72 kg results - Wrestling - London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Glasgow 2014 - Annabel Ali Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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