Samira Guerioua
Algerian para powerlifter

Samira Guerioua
In a 2021 interview
Personal information
Native name
سميرة قريوة
Sport
CountryAlgeria
SportPara powerlifting
Medal record
Fazza World Para Powerlifting World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cairo Women's 45kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Eger Women's 45kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai Women's 45kg

Samira Guerioua (Arabic: سميرة قريوة; born 1982 or 1983) is an Algerian para powerlifter. She represented Algeria at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Guerioua has competed in powerlifting since 2010.[1]

At the 2015 Paralympic ranking competition in Brazzaville, Guerioua came third in the women’s up to 45kg category, lifting 82 kg.[2] She came seventh in the 2015 European Open Championships.[3] Guerioua competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics,[4] where she reached the final round in the Women's 45 kg event, finishing in sixth place.[1]

In 2017, Guerioua came second in the Women's 45kg category at the Fazza World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Eger, Hungary.[5] She came sixth in the final of the Mexico City 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships.[1][3]

In 2019, at the Fazza World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, Guerioua again took second place in Women's 45kg, lifting 78 kg.[6] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics,[7] she came fourth in the Women's 45kg final.[1] At the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Tbilisi, she came fifth in her event.[1][8]

In 2023, Guerioua took first place in the Women's 45kg event at the Fazza World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Cairo, lifting 93 kg.[9][10] The win earned her a spot in the 2024 Paralympics,[11] where she came eighth in her event.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Samira Guerioua - Athletics, Powerlifting | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Powerlifting world records set in Brazzaville". International Paralympic Committee. 21 September 2015. Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Algiers 2018: Samira Guerioua vs Latifat Tijani". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Algeria name delegation to Rio 2016". International Paralympic Committee. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Tunkel victorious at home powerlifting World Cup". International Paralympic Committee. 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Fazza 2019: Taha Abdelmajid surprises on first day". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  7. ^ Kynaston, Matthew. "Tokyo Paralympics: the Mena athletes in action on Day 2". The National. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  8. ^ Meriem, Baiod. "الحمل بالقوة/مونديال-2021/: الجزائر تشارك بستة رباعين في موعد تبيليسي". Algérie Presse Service (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  9. ^ "World champion Ahmed leads hosts' domination at Cairo 2023 World Cup". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  10. ^ Anwar, Abeer (7 November 2023). "All that glitters is gold". Ahram Online. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Para-powerlifting: Samira Guerioua se qualifie aux paralympiques de Paris-2024". Algérie Presse Service (in French). 5 November 2023. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  12. ^ "WOMEN'S UP TO 45KG FINAL RESULTS". Olympics.org. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
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