Walid Bidani

Walid Bidani

Personal information
Nationality	Algerian
Born	(1994-06-11) 11 June 1994 (age 31) Maghnia, Algeria
Home town	Algiers, Algeria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	124 kg (273 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	+105 kg
Coached by	Abdelaziz Mezouar
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Snatch: 202 kg (2022, NR ) Clean and jerk: 235 kg (2022, NR ) Total:437kg (2022, NR )
Medal record Representing   Algeria Men's weightlifting African Championships 2012 Nairobi 105 kg 2013 Casablanca 105 kg 2016 Yaoundé +105 kg 2018 Mahébourg +105 kg 2019 Cairo +109 kg 2021 Nairobi +109 kg Mediterranean Games 2022 Oran +102 kg Snatch 2022 Oran +102 kg Clean&Jerk
Updated on 5 July 2022

Walid Bidani (born 11 June 1994) is an Algerian weightlifter. ^[1]

Career

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -105 kg event and 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]

In August 2024, Bidani took part in the men's +102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. ^[5] He made two unsuccessful lifts in the Snatch and finished the competition with no result.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2012	London, Great Britain	105 kg	160	160	165	—	180	180	180	—	340	14
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	+105 kg	180	185	190	—	210	211	220	—	410	13
2024	Paris, France	+102 kg	190	190	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF	—
World Championships
2014	Almaty, Kazakhstan	105 kg	165	170	172	24	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	Anaheim, United States	+105 kg	185	191	195	6	215	217	225	10	420	8
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	+109 kg	190	197	201	5	220	220	220	—	—	—
2019	Pattaya, Thailand	+109 kg	191	197	200		222	231	238	9	431	5
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	+109 kg	195	201	203	7	225	235	—	12	420	9
African Championships
2012	Nairobi, Kenya	105 kg	150	150	160		170	180	183		333
2013	Casablanca, Morocco	105 kg	152	157	163		181	186	191		354
2016	Yaoundé, Cameroon	+105 kg	170	181	—		195	202	210		391
2017	Vacoas, Mauritius	+105 kg	180	180	180	—	180	210	215		—	—
2018	Mahébourg, Mauritius	+105 kg	170	170	180		200	210	220		390
2019	Cairo, Egypt	+109 kg	187	195	198		215	226	232		413
2021	Nairobi, Kenya	+109 kg	180	190	201		215	215	232		416
2023	Tunis, Tunisia	+109 kg	192	197	199		225	225	225	—	—	—
2024	Ismailia, Egypt	+109 kg	190	197	203		222	222	222	—	—	—
Mediterranean Games
2013	Mersin, Turkey	105 kg	160	166	171		170	170	170	—	—	— [6]
2022	Oran, Algeria	+102 kg	190	196	202		225	235	243		437	—

References

1. "Walid Bidani". London2012.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
2. "BIDANI Walid". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
3. Oliver, Brian (3 August 2021). "COVID-19 positive costs Algerian weightlifter Bidani chance of Olympic medal". Inside the Games . Retrieved 4 August 2021.
4. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
5. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
6. "Walid Bidani s'offre le bronze" (in French). www.depechedekabylie.com. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

External links

• Walid Bidani at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Walid Bidani at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
• Walid Bidani at Olympics.com
• Walid Bidani at Olympedia