Personal information | |
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Born | 9 March 1984 |
Occupation | Judoka |
Sport | |
Country | Morocco |
Sport | Judo |
Weight class | –81 kg |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic Games | R16 (2008, 2012) |
World Champ. | R32 (2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011) |
African Champ. | (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014) |
Medal record | |
Profile at external databases | |
IJF | 935 |
JudoInside.com | 13522 |
Updated on 1 January 2023 |
Safouane Attaf (born 9 March 1984, in Kenitra) is a Moroccan judoka. [1] He competed in the men's 81 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Liva Saryee in the second round, he was eliminated by Leandro Guilheiro in the third round. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he reached the second round, where he was defeated by Euan Burton. [2]
Egypt, which is represented by the Egyptian Olympic Committee (EOC), competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States from July 19 to August 4, 1996. Twenty-nine Egyptian athletes, twenty-seven men and two women, competed in boxing, handball, judo, rowing, shooting, swimming, weightlifting, and wrestling, but the nation did not win any medals.
Teddy Pierre-Marie Riner is a French heavyweight judoka. An eleven-time world champion in the heavyweight (+100 kg) division, two-time openweight world champion and one-time world champion with the French men's team, he is the first and only judoka in history to win twelve gold medals at the World Judo Championships. He is also the only judoka to be a five-time Olympic champion; having won the gold medal in the Men's +100 kg event at the Summer Olympics three times and, as a member of the French team, in the mixed team event twice. Additionally, he is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist, a five-time European champion, a four-time World Masters gold medalist and eleven-time Grand Slam winner in his weight category.
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