Khadija El-Mardi
Khadija El Mardi | |
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| Born | Khadija Mardi 1 February 1991 Casablanca, Morocco |
| Nationality | Moroccan |
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| Weight class | Middleweight |
| Weight(s) | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
Medal record | |
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Khadija Mardi[1][2][3] (born 1 February 1991),[1][2] also known as Khadija El Mardi,[4] is a Moroccan boxer. She is the current Heavyweight women's IBA World Boxing Champion.
Career
Mardi competed in the women's middleweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] She lost to Dariga Shakimova in the quarter-finals.[5] She qualified to represent Morocco at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[6] however, she withdrew from the competition for medical reasons. In 2022, Mardi won the gold medal at the 2022 African Amateur Boxing Championships.[3] She won silver medal at the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, after losing the final match against Şennur Demir.[7][8] In March 2023, Mardi won a gold medal in the 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, thus winning her and Morocco's first women's gold medal in the IBA World Boxing Championships.[9][10] King Mohammed VI congratulated her on her victory.[11] She won the gold medal in the women's +81 kg event at the 2023 African Games held in Accra, Ghana.[12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Khadija MARDI". cnom.org.ma (in français). Moroccan National Olympic Committee. February 1991. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Khadija Mardi". Rio 2016. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 El Amri, Amine (23 July 2021). "Le Matin - Khadija Mardi jette l'éponge, les espoirs du Maroc en prennent un coup". lematin.ma (in français). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ↑ Hosni, Salma (20 May 2022). "Boxe: Khadija El Mardi vice-championne du Monde des poids lourds". sport.le360.ma (in français). Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ↑ "Women's Middle (69-75kg)". Rio 2016. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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- ↑ "Boxing Olympic Qualification: What we learnt from Dakar". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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- ↑ L'Opinion. "Boxe: Khadija El Mardi sacrée à Istanbul vice-championne du monde des poids lourds". L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. (in français). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ↑ "Moroccan boxer Khadija Mardi takes silver in international championship". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ↑ "Moroccan Khadija El Mardi crowned boxing world champion". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ↑ Aamari, Oussama. "Khadija El Mardi Wins First Gold Medal For Morocco, Africa in Women's Boxing". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ↑ Sahnouni, Mariya. "King Mohammed VI Congratulates Boxer Khadija El Mardi on 'Well-Deserved Victory'". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ↑ "Boxing Results Book" (PDF). 2023 African Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
External links
- This article has no link in Wikidata
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Moroccan women boxers
- Olympic boxers for Morocco
- Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Boxers from Casablanca
- Competitors at the 2019 African Games
- Competitors at the 2023 African Games
- African Games medalists in boxing
- African Games gold medalists for Morocco
- AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists
- Middleweight boxers
- 21st-century Moroccan sportswomen
- Boxers at the 2024 Summer Olympics