Walid Bidani

Algerian weightlifter (born 1994)
  • Snatch: 202 kg (2022, NR)
  • Clean and jerk: 235 kg (2022, NR)
  • Total:437kg (2022, NR)
Medal record
Representing  Algeria
Men's weightlifting
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Nairobi 105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Casablanca 105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Yaoundé +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Mahébourg +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Cairo +109 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Nairobi +109 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran +102 kg Snatch
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran +102 kg Clean&Jerk
Updated on 5 July 2022

Walid Bidani (born 11 June 1994 in Maghnia, Algeria) is an Algerian weightlifter.[1]

Career

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -105 kg event and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's +105 kg.[2]

He was scheduled to compete in the men's +109 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan but he was unable to compete as he tested positive for COVID-19.[3]

He won two medals at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[4] He won the gold medal in the men's +102 kg Snatch event and the silver medal in the men's +102 kg Clean & Jerk event.[4]

In August 2024, Bidani took part in the men's +102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[5] He made two unsuccesful lifts in the Snatch and finished the competition with no result.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012 London, Great Britain 105 kg 160 160 165 — 180 180 180 — 340 14
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil +105 kg 180 185 190 — 210 211 220 — 410 13
2024 Paris, France +102 kg 190 190 — — — — — — DNF —
World Championships
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan 105 kg 165 170 172 24 — — — — — —
2017 Anaheim, United States +105 kg 185 191 195 6 215 217 225 10 420 8
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan +109 kg 190 197 201 5 220 220 220 — — —
2019 Pattaya, Thailand +109 kg 191 197 200 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 222 231 238 9 431 5
2022 Bogota, Colombia +109 kg 195 201 203 7 225 235 — 12 420 9
African Championships
2012 Nairobi, Kenya 105 kg 150 150 160 1st place, gold medalist(s) 170 180 183 1st place, gold medalist(s) 333 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2013 Casablanca, Morocco 105 kg 152 157 163 1st place, gold medalist(s) 181 186 191 1st place, gold medalist(s) 354 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016 Yaoundé, Cameroon +105 kg 170 181 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 195 202 210 1st place, gold medalist(s) 391 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 Vacoas, Mauritius +105 kg 180 180 180 — 180 210 215 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — —
2018 Mahébourg, Mauritius +105 kg 170 170 180 1st place, gold medalist(s) 200 210 220 1st place, gold medalist(s) 390 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Cairo, Egypt +109 kg 187 195 198 1st place, gold medalist(s) 215 226 232 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 413 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 Nairobi, Kenya +109 kg 180 190 201 1st place, gold medalist(s) 215 215 232 1st place, gold medalist(s) 416 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Tunis, Tunisia +109 kg 192 197 199 1st place, gold medalist(s) 225 225 225 — — —
2024 Ismailia, Egypt +109 kg 190 197 203 1st place, gold medalist(s) 222 222 222 — — —
Mediterranean Games
2013 Mersin, Turkey 105 kg 160 166 171 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 170 170 170 — — —[6]
2022 Oran, Algeria +102 kg 190 196 202 1st place, gold medalist(s) 225 235 243 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 437 —

References

  1. ^ "Walid Bidani". London2012.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "BIDANI Walid". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  3. ^ Oliver, Brian (3 August 2021). "COVID-19 positive costs Algerian weightlifter Bidani chance of Olympic medal". Inside the Games. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Walid Bidani s'offre le bronze" (in French). www.depechedekabylie.com. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2016.