Walid Bidani

Walid Bidani (born 11 June 1994 in Maghnia, Algeria) is an Algerian weightlifter.[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -105 kg event. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's +105 kg.[2]

Walid Bidani
Personal information
NationalityAlgerian
Born (1994-06-11) 11 June 1994 (age 30)
Maghnia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight124 kg (273 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event+105 kg
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
Gold medal – first place2012 Nairobi105 kg
Gold medal – first place2013 Casablanca105 kg
Gold medal – first place2016 Yaoundé+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Vacoas+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Vacoas+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Cairo+109 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Nairobi+109 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran +102 kg Snatch
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran +102 kg Clean&Jerk
Updated on 5 July 2022

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]

Major Results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Representing  Algeria
Olympic Games
2012 London, Great Britain105 kg160160165131801801801434014
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil+105 kg180185190102102112201441013
World Championships
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan105 kg16517017224
2017 Anaheim, United States+105 kg1851911956215217225104208
2019 Pattaya, Thailand+109 kg191197200 22223123894315
2022 Bogota, Colombia+109 kg1952012037225235124209
African Championships
2012 Nairobi, Kenya105 kg150150160 170180183 333
2013 Casablanca, Morocco105 kg152157163 181186191 354
2016 Yaoundé, Cameroon+105 kg170181 195202210 391
2017 Vacoas, Mauritius+105 kg180
2018 Vacoas, Mauritius+105 kg180 210 390
2019 Cairo, Egypt+109 kg187 226231 413
2021 Nairobi, Kenya+109 kg180190201 215 416
Mediterranean Games
2013 Mersin, Turkey105 kg160166171 170170170[5]
2022 Oran, Algeria+102 kg190196202 225235243 437

References