Salima Souakri
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Salima Souakri | |
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| Secretary of State for Youth and Sports | |
| In office 29 June 2020 – 7 July 2021 | |
| President | Abdelmadjid Tebboune |
| Prime Minister | Aymen Benabderrahmane Nadir Larbaoui |
| Preceded by | Noureddine Morceli |
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| Born | December 6, 1974 |
Salima Souakri (born 6 December 1974) is an Algerian judoka who competed at four Olympic Games.[1]
Career
[edit]She finished in joint fifth place in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) division at the 1996 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Yolanda Soler of Spain. She moved up to the half-lightweight (52 kg) division, finishing seventh in the 2000 Olympic Games and fifth again at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. On this occasion she lost the bronze medal match to Amarilis Savon of Cuba.
Between 29 June 2020 and 7 July 2021, Souakri served as Secretary of State for Youth and Sports, succeeding Noureddine Morceli.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Salima Souakri Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Salima Souakri Becomes Minister Delegate in Charge of Elite Sport". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
External links
[edit]- Salima Souakri at the International Judo Federation
- Salima Souakri at JudoInside.com
- Salima Souakri at JudoInside.com
- Salima Souakri at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Salima Souakri at Olympics.com
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