Amina Zidani (born 23 August 1993) is a French

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: *Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing * Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

competing in the

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(57kg) division. She won the gold medal in the women's featherweight event at the

2023 European Games The 3rd European Games (), also known as the 2023 European Games or Kraków-Małopolska 2023, was an international multi-sport event held from 21 June to 2 July 2023 in Kraków and Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Małopolska, Poland. It was the first ...

held in Poland. She won one of the bronze medals in the

event at the

2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships The 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships were the 13th edition of the championships, held in New Delhi, India from 15 to 26 March 2023. India topped the medal tally for the first time after 2006. Medal winners were awarded prize money; ...

held in New Delhi, India. In 2018, Zidani competed in the

lightweight Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing (sport), rowing. Boxing Professional boxing The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) boxing weight classes, weight class in the spor ...

event at the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships held in New Delhi, India where she was eliminated in her first match. She also competed in the

event at the

2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships The 2019 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships were held in Ulan-Ude, Russia from 3 to 13 October 2019. Medal summary Medal table Medal events References External linksAIBA websiteAIBAon FacebookRe ...

held in Ulan-Ude, Russia. She was eliminated in her first match. Zidani won one of the bronze medals in the women's lightweight event at the

2022 Mediterranean Games The 2022 Mediterranean Games (), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran 2022, was an international multi-sport event held from 25 June to 6 July 2022 in Oran, Algeria. Oran was announced as the host city at th ...

held in Oran, Algeria. She won her first match and she then lost against eventual gold medalist Hadjila Khelif of Algeria. Zidani won the gold medal in the women's featherweight event at the

held in Poland. As a result, she secured a quota place for the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

in Paris, France. In the final, she defeated Svetlana Staneva of Bulgaria. In August 2024, she competed in the women's 57kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. She was eliminated in her first match by

Nesthy Petecio Nesthy Alcayde Petecio (born April 11, 1992) is a Filipino amateur boxer. She won a silver medal in the inaugural Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Women's featherweight, women's featherweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the ...

of the Philippines.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zidani, Amina Living people 1993 births Place of birth missing (living people) French women boxers Boxers at the 2023 European Games European Games medalists in boxing European Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing 21st-century French sportswomen Featherweight boxers AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists Boxers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for France