Saoussen Dlindah Hilane Boudiaf (; born 31 December 1993) is a sabre fencer. Born in France, she represents Algeria internationally and competed for France in the past. She won the gold medal in the women's individual sabre 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

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, Algeria.

Early life

Boudiaf was born in France to an Ivorian father and Algerian mother. She never met her father, her mother died when Boudiaf was six, and she was raised by her aunt and grandmother. At the age of 11, her aunt encouraged her to practice a sport and she picked up fencing at a local club.

Personal life

Boudiaf is Muslim.

References

1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Roubaix Algerian female sabre fencers French female sabre fencers Algerian people of Ivorian descent French sportspeople of Algerian descent French sportspeople of Ivorian descent Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for France Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Algeria Fencers at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing 21st-century French sportswomen Fencers at the 2024 Summer Olympics French Muslims Algerian Muslims Olympic fencers for Algeria {{France-fencing-bio-stub