Salima Souakri (born 6 December 1974) is an Algerian

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ka who competed at four

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Career

She finished in joint fifth place in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) division at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, 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

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and fifth again at the

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in Athens. On this occasion she lost the bronze medal match to Amarilis Savon of

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. Between 29 June 2020 and 7 July 2021, Souakri served as Secretary of State for Youth and Sports, succeeding

Noureddine Morceli Noureddine Morceli (, ''Nūr ud-Dīn Mursilī''; born February 28, 1970) is a retired Algerian middle-distance runner. The winner of the 1500 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Morceli won three straight gold medals at that distance at the Wor ...

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* 1974 births Living people Algerian female judoka Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Algeria Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Algeria Mediterranean Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Algerian sportswomen African Games gold medalists in judo Judoka at the 1995 All-Africa Games African Games gold medalists for Algeria 20th-century Algerian sportswomen {{Algeria-judo-bio-stub