Soumiya Iraoui

Soumiya Iraoui (born 19 March 1996) is a Moroccan judoka. Iraoui is a silver medalist from the 2019 African Games and an eight-time medalist, including five gold medals, at the African Judo Championships. Iraoui also represented Morocco at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

Iraoui won the gold medal in her event at the 2018 African Judo Championships held in Tunis, Tunisia. She also competed in the women's 57kg event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

In 2019, Iraoui won the silver medal in the women's 52kg event at the African Judo Championships held in Cape Town, South Africa. She also won the silver medal in the women's 52kg event at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco. That same month, she also competed in the women's 52kg event at the 2019 World Judo Championships in Tokyo, Japan. A month later, she won a bronze medal in her event at the 2019 Judo Grand Prix Tashkent held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Iraoui won the silver medal in this event at the 2020 African Judo Championships held in Antananarivo, Madagascar. In 2021, she competed in the women's 52kg event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar where she was eliminated in her first match by Réka Pupp of Hungary. At the 2021 African Judo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, she won the gold medal in her event.

In 2021, Iraoui represented Morocco at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 52kg event. A few months later, she lost her bronze medal match in her event at the Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Iraoui lost her bronze medal match in the women's 52kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class 2018 African Championships 1st −57 kg 2019 African Championships 2nd −52 kg 2019 African Games 2nd −52 kg 2020 African Championships 2nd −52 kg 2021 African Championships 1st −52 kg 2022 African Championships 3rd −52 kg 2023 African Championships 1st −52 kg 2024 African Championships 1st −52 kg