 Hirech at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bouchra Fatima Zohra Hirech | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 2000 (age 24) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
| Club | ASPC Mostaganem | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Azzeddine Besbes | ||||||||||||||
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Bouchra Fatima Zohra Hirech (born 22 August 2000) is an Algerian weightlifter.
Hirech studied at the Mostaganem School. [1] Aged 15, she won a bronze medal in the 75 kg division at the 2016 African Weightlifting Championships. At the 2016 Olympics she competed in the +75 kg category and placed last. [2]
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