Nihel Bouchoucha

Nihel Bouchoucha ( Landolsi, born 1 July 1995) is a Tunisian judoka. She is a two-time medalist at the African Games. She is also a three-time gold medalist at the African Judo Championships.

Career

She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2018 African Judo Championships held in Tunis, Tunisia. In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's 70kg event at the African Judo Championships held in Cape Town, South Africa. A few months later, she was eliminated in her first match in the women's 70kg event at the 2019 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan.

At the 2021 African Judo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, she won the gold medal in her event. She also competed in the women's 70kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She was eliminated in her second match by Maria Portela of Brazil.

She competed in the women's 70kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

She won the silver medal in the women's 70kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class 2015 African Games 3rd −70 kg 2019 African Games 2nd −70 kg 2023 Arab Games 1st −70 kg