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Samir Bouguerra

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Samir Bouguerra
Personal information
Nationality Algeria
Born (1982-07-18) 18 July 1982 (age 42)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Algeria
All-Africa Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Algiers 96 kg

Samir Bouguerra (Arabic: سمير بوقرة; born 18 July 1982) is an amateur Algerian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's heavyweight category.[1] He won a silver medal for his division at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, losing out to Egyptian wrestler and defending Olympic champion Karam Gaber.[2]

Bouguerra represented Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 96 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to China's Jiang Huachen, who was able to score eight points in two straight periods, leaving Bouguerra without a single point.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Samir Bouguerra". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. ^ "All-Africa Games: Greco-Roman seniors 2007-07-15 Algiers (ALG) – 96.0 kg". International Wrestling Federation. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 96kg (211.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 19 January 2013.