Sarah Ourahmoune
Sarah Ourahmoune (born January 21, 1982 in Sèvres ) is a French boxer . In 2008 she was world champion and in 2016 Olympic runner-up in Rio de Janeiro in the weight class up to 51 kg.
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| Olympic games | ||
| silver | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Flyweight |
| World championships | ||
| silver | 2008 Ningbo | Light flyweight |
| bronze | 2016 Astana | Flyweight |
| European championships | ||
| bronze | 2007 Vejle | Light flyweight |
| silver | 2011 Rotterdam | Flyweight |
| EU championships | ||
| gold | 2007 Lille | Light flyweight |
| gold | 2008 Liverpool | Light flyweight |
| gold | 2009 Pazardzhik | Light flyweight |
Career
Sarah Ourahmoune started boxing in Aubervilliers in 1996 . She joined the sports club BC Beats d'Aubervilliers. Her first trainer was Said Bennajem. Since women's boxing was only allowed in France in 1997, she was only able to complete her first fight in 1998. In 1999 she became French champion for the first time. This title was followed by two more in 2000 and 2003. In 2002 she joined the INSEP sports boarding school. Sarah Ourahmoune is one of the pioneers of French women's boxing.
From 2001 Sarah Ourahmoune also competed in international competitions. The tournaments and championships for women were not that numerous at that time and were still in the process of becoming. In 2001 she started at the first World Cup for women, which took place in Scranton , USA . In the weight class up to 51 kg, she lost her last sixteen fight against Maarit Teuronen from Finland on points (9:11) and finished in 9th place. She also competed at the 2002 World Cup in Antalya . Here she started in the weight class up to 48 kg. In her first fight she was the demolition winner in the 2nd round over Erkanayake from Sri Lanka and in the quarterfinals she lost against Meena Kumari from India on points (18:30). It took 5th place.
Sarah Ourahmoune was inactive from 2004 to 2006.
In 2007 she made a comeback, which was very successful. After some development struggles, it was used at the European Championships in Veilje / Denmark . She won there in the weight class up to 48 kg over Kinga Rusczynska from Poland on points (10: 2), but lost in the semifinals against Lidia Ion from Romania , with which she won an EM bronze medal.
In 2008 she became French champion again. She won this title in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 in the weight classes up to 48 and 51 kg body weight.
In November 2008, she took part in the World Championship in Ningbo City , China . In the weight class up to 48 kg she won over Nandintsetse Myagmadulam, Mongolia (13: 3), Sofie Molholt, Denmark (12: 4), Jacqui Park, Canada (8: 2) and Jenny Hardingz , Sweden (8: 0). In the final she met the Chinese Chen Ying , against whom she lost with 1: 5 points. After this final, however, the doping control found that Chen Ying was doped. The world title was then awarded to Sarah Ourahmoune.
In 2009 Sarah Ourahmoune competed at the European Championships in Nikolajew ( Ukraine ), where she won the points over Jana Levankowa, Belarus (13: 0) in her first fight in the weight class up to 48 kg. In the quarter-finals, she just lost to Jenny Hardingz (1: 2), so she was eliminated and finished in 5th place. She also did not win a medal at the 2010 World Cup in Bridgtown / Barbados . She won there over Natalja Knjaz, Ukraine on points (3: 1), but lost in the round of 16 against Kim Myong-Sim from North Korea on points (3: 6), which meant she was eliminated and finished in 9th place.
She achieved another great success in 2011. At the European Championships in Rotterdam , she defeated Jana Juranowa, Czech Republic (26: 4), Tatjana Kob, Ukraine (17:10) and Karolina Michalczuk , Poland ( in the weight class up to 51 kg ). 42:10) on points. In the final she met the later Olympic champion Nicola Adams from England, against whom she lost on points (8:15). She became vice European champion.
In 2012 Sarah Ourahmoune took part in the World Championships in Qinhuangdao / China. In the weight class up to 51 kg, she won over Ingrid Valencia, Colombia (18: 8) and Tatjana Kob (21:11) and lost to Stojka Petrowa from Bulgaria on points (15:21) in the round of 16 . It came in 9th place.
At the 2014 World Championships in Jeju , Ourahmoune lost in the first fight against Cleila Costa from Brazil .
In 2016 Ourahmoune took part in the European Olympic qualification tournament in Samsun . Here she won her first fight against the Dutch Alicia Holzken , but then lost again in the quarterfinals against Nicola Adams. At the World Championships the following year, Ourahmoune penetrated with wins against Le Thi Bang, Vietnam (2-0), Amel Chebbi, Tunisia (TKO 1), Anush Grigoryan, Armenia (3-0), and a non-fighting win over Ren Cancan , China , advance to the semi-finals. This you lost with 2: 1 judges votes against the Thai Peamwilai Laopeam and thus won the bronze medal. At the same time, she qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro .
In the years 2007 to 2009 Ourahmoune also won three times in a row at the championship of the European Union .
Others
In addition to her sporting successes, Sarah Ourahmoune also earned great merits as a specialist educator in working with socially difficult young people. She is also a member of the Athletes Commission of the National Olympic Committee France. She received several awards from various institutions for her sporting successes and for her social commitment. On April 8, 2012 she was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor .
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | successes |
| 2001 | 1. | Witch Cup in Szeged / Hungary | up to 51 kg | after beating Viktoria Milo, Hungary in the final |
| 2001 | 1. | Feenix Box Cup in Turku / Finland | up to 51 kg | after winning points in the final over Katrin Enoksson, Sweden (23:15) |
| 2001 | 9. | World Cup in Scranton / USA | up to 51 kg | after a point defeat in the round of 16 against Maarit Teuronen, Finland (9:11) |
| 2002 | 3. | Witch Cup in Szeged / Hungary | up to 51 kg | in the quarter-finals points victory over Anges Kittoe, Canada (3: 2) |
| 2002 | 5. | World Cup in Antalya | up to 48 kg | after an abandonment victory in the 2nd round over Ekanayake, Sri Lanka and point defeat against Meena Kumari, India (18:30) |
| 2007 | 1. | 3 Nations Tournament in Roseto degli Abruzzi | up to 48 kg | Tie against Silvia Notte, Italy |
| 2007 | 3. | EM in Veilje / Denmark | up to 48 kg | after winning points over Kinga Ruszcynska, Poland (10: 2) and losing the game in the 2nd round against Lidia Ion |
| 2007 | 1. | Championship of the European Union in Lille | up to 48 kg | after the demolition win in the 2nd round over Derya Aktop, Turkey and points win over Lidia Ion, Romania (18: 7) |
| 2008 | 1. | European Union Championship in Liverpool | up to 48 kg | after a demolition win in the 1st round over Chloe Fairhead, England and points wins over Jenny Hardingz, Sweden (10: 1) and Lidia Ion (12: 6) |
| 2008 | 1. | World Cup in Ningbo / China | up to 48 kg | after winning points over Nandintsetse Myangmarulam, Mongolia (13: 3), Sofie Molholt, Denmark (12: 4), Jacqui Park, Canada (8: 2) and Jenny Hardingz (8: 0, in the final point defeat against Chen Ying, China (1 : 5), who was later disqualified for doping |
| 2009 | 5. | EM in Nikolajew / Ukraine | up to 48 kg | after winning points over Jana Lewankowa, Belarus (13: 0) and losing points to Jenny Hardings (1: 2) |
| 2009 | 1. | Championship of the European Union in Pazardzhik / Bulgaria | up to 48 kg | after winning points over Hannah Beharry, England (4: 1) and Disq. victory in the 4th round over Stojka Petrowa, Bulgaria |
| 2010 | 5. | Championship of the European Union in Keszthely / Hungary | up to 48 kg | after losing points to Katalin Ancsin, Hungary |
| 2010 | 9. | World Cup in Bridgetown / Barbados | up to 48 kg | after winning points over Natalja Knjaz, Ukraine (3: 1) and losing points to Kim Myong-Sim, North Korea (3: 6) |
| 2011 | 2. | EM in Rotterdam | up to 51 kg | after winning points over Jana Juranowa, Czech Republic (26: 4), Tatjana Kob, Ukraine (17:10) and Karolina Michalczuk, Poland (24:10) and losing points to Nicola Adams, England (8:15) |
| 2012 | 9. | World Cup in Qinhuangdao / China | up to 51 kg | after winning points over Ingrid Valencia, Colombia (18: 8) and Tatjana Kob (21:11) and losing points to Stojka Petrowa (15:21) |
| 2014 | 17th | 8th AIBA World Championships in Jeju / South Korea | up to 51 kg | after a point defeat against Cleila Costa, Brazil (0: 3 RS) |
| 2016 | 9. | 67th Strandja Memorial in Sofia | up to 51 kg | after a point win over Terry Gordini , Italy (2: 1 RS) and a point defeat against Elif Nur Coskun, Turkey (0: 2 RS) |
| 2016 | 5. | European Olympic qualification tournament in Samsun / Turkey | up to 51 kg | after a point win over Alicia Holzken, Netherlands (3: 0 RS) and a point defeat against Nicola Adams , United Kingdom (0: 3 RS) |
| 2016 | 3. | 9th AIBA World Championships in Astana | up to 51 kg | after a point win over Le Thi Bang, Vietnam (3: 0 RS), a technical knockout win in the 1st round over Amel Chebbi, Tunisia, a point win over Anush Grigorjan, Armenia (3: 0 RS), a non-fighting victory over Ren Cancan , China and a point defeat against Peamwilai Laopeam , Thailand (0: 3 RS) |
| 2016 | silver | OS in Rio de Janeiro | up to 51 kg | after winning points over Zohra Essahraoui, Tunisia (3: 0 RS), Jana Schekerbekowa, Kazakhstan (3: 0 RS) and Ingrid Valencia, Colombia (2: 0 RS) and a point defeat against Nicola Adams (0: 3 RS) |
International battles
| year | place | encounter | Weight class | Results |
| 2003 | Macon | France versus Canada | up to 48 kg | Points victory over Nathalie Lacombe |
| 2007 | Corbeil-Essonnes | France versus Germany | up to 48 kg | Point defeat against Asiye Ozlan Sahin (27:31) |
| 2008 | Regina | Canada versus France | up to 48 kg | Points victory over Jacqui Park (36:23) |
| 2008 | Regina | Canada versus France | up to 48 kg | Points victory over Mandy Bujold (34:21) |
| 2009 | Grande-Synthe | France versus Italy | up to 48 kg | Points win over Valeria Calabrese (16: 3) |
| 2009 | Stintino | Italy versus France | up to 48 kg | Points win over Valeria Calabrese (3-0) |
| 2010 | Grande-Synthe | France versus Russia | up to 48 kg | Points victory over Anastasia Jurina (12: 0) |
French championships
| year | space | Weight class | Results |
| 1999 | 1. | ? | ? |
| 2000 | 1. | ? | ? |
| 2003 | 1. | ? | ? |
| 2008 | 1. | up to 48 kg | after winning points in the final over Anne-Sophie da Costa (23: 4) |
| 2009 | 1. | up to 48 kg | after winning points in the final over Anne-Sophie da Costa (10: 1) |
| 2010 | 1. | up to 48 kg | after winning points in the final over Sarah Boumerdaci (10: 2) |
| 2011 | 1. | up to 51 kg | after winning points in the final over Virginie Nave (6: 4) |
| 2012 | 1. | up to 51 kg | after winning points in the final over Virginie Nave (15: 8) |
| 2015 | 1. | up to 51 kg | after winning points over Myriame Djedidi (3: 0 RS) and Vassilia Lkhadiri (3: 0 RS) |
| 2016 | 1. | up to 51 kg | after winning points over Laetitia Fajardo (3: 0 RS) and Mona Mestiaen (3: 0 RS) |
- Explanations
- OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
- At the end of 2012, the so-called point machines with which the point ratings were calculated were abolished by the AIBA; since then, judges have been making the judgments again
- RS = judges vote
swell
- Website "amateur-boxing-strefa.pl"
- Website of the French amateur boxing federation
Web links
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ourahmoune, Sarah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | french boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sèvres |