Amal Amjahid
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| Native name | أمل مجاهد | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 October 1995[1] Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Ne-waza) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | -55 kg, −57 kg, −63 kg, −70 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CENS Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Pat Academy BJJ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Khalid Houry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amal Amjahid (Arabic: أمل مجاهد, born 28 October 1995) is a Belgian ground grappler who represents her home country Belgium in Sport Jujitsu (JJIF), discipline Ne-waza and different professional teams (fighting clubs) in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (IBJJF, UAEJJF).
Career[edit]
She began with sport jujitsu at age of 7 in Brussels.[2] Her family is originally from Morocco.[3] She is practising ground variant of ju-jitsu – Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at CENS Academy under supervision of her personal coach and stepfather Khalid Houry.[4] She is winner of World Games in Wrocław from 2017 and five times individual world champion (JJIF) – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 in discipline Ne-waza (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu).
She is also participate at pro level tournaments which many times use title World (European) Championships but are regulated by private profite sport bodies – IBJJF or UAEJJF. She gained black belt in 2019. As black belt she is winner of European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 2019 as member of pro team Pat Academy BJJ.[5]
Results[edit]
| World Games (IWGA + JJIF) | ||||
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| Year | Place | Medal | Discipline | Category |
| 2017 | Wrocław ( Poland) |
 Gold |
Ne-waza | −55 kg |
| 2017 | Wrocław ( Poland) |
Gold |
Ne-waza | open |
| Ju-Jitsu World Championships (JJIF) | ||||
| 2014 | Paris ( France) |
 Silver |
Ne-waza | −63 kg |
| 2015 | Bangkok ( Thailand) |
Gold |
Ne-waza | −63 kg |
| 2016 | Wrocław ( Poland) |
Gold |
Ne-waza | −55 kg |
| 2017 | Bogota ( Colombia) |
Gold |
Ne-waza | −70 kg |
| 2018 | Malmö ( Sweden) |
Gold |
Ne-waza | −55 kg |
| 2019 | Abu Dhabi ( United Arab Emirates) |
Gold |
Ne-waza | −57 kg |
| Ju-Jitsu European Championships (JJEU + JJIF) | ||||
| 2015 | Almere ( Netherlands) |
Gold |
Ne-waza | −63 kg |
| 2018 | Gliwice ( Poland) |
Gold |
Ne-waza | −70 kg |
| 2019 | Bucharest ( Romania) |
Gold |
Ne-waza | −70 kg |
References[edit]
- ^ "Info System". worldgames2017.sportresult.com.
- ^ "Amal Amjahid". BJJ Heroes. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Jiu-Jitsu : Qui est Amal Amjahid, la jeune Belge championne du monde qui collectionne les médailles ?". parismatch.be (in French). 26 November 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Immigration Issues Put Brown Belt Champion Amal Amjahid Out Of IBJJF Worlds". flograppling.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation -". ibjjfdb.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
External links[edit]
- Amal Amjahid at the World Games
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