Hassane Azzoun

Hassane Azzoun

Personal information
Nationality	Algeria
Born	(1979-09-28) 28 September 1979
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Event(s)	100 kg
Medal record Men's judo Competitor for  Algeria All-Africa Games Bronze 2007 Algiers 100 kg African Judo Championships Gold 2008 Agadir 100 kg Silver 2006 Port Louis 100 kg Silver 2009 Port Louis 100 kg Bronze 2004 Tunis 100 kg Bronze 2005 Port Elizabeth 100 kg Bronze 2010 Yaounde 100 kg

Hassane Azzoun (Arabic: حسان عزوننير بن أمادي‎; born September 28, 1979) is an Algerian judoka, who played for the half-heavyweight category.^[1] He is a six-time medalist at the African Judo Championships, and also, a bronze medalist for his division at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers.

At age twenty-nine, Azzoun made his official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's half-heavyweight class (100 kg). He lost his first preliminary match by an ippon and a sode tsurikomi goshi (sleeve lifting and pulling hip throw) to Azerbaijan's Movlud Miraliyev.^[2] Because his opponent advanced further into the semi-finals, Azzoun offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage rounds. He was defeated in his first match by Georgia's Levan Zhorzholiani, who successfully scored an ippon and a kuzure kami shiho gatame (seven mat holds), at three minutes and fifty-four seconds.^[3]

References

External links

• Profile – Judo Inside
• NBC Olympics Profile