Messaoud Dris

Messaoud Dris
Personal information
Full nameMessaoud Redouane Dris
Born (2001-09-13) 13 September 2001
Oran, Algeria
Home townOran (Algeria) and Paris (France)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Algeria
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍73 kg
TeamAll-Algeria National Team
Achievements and titles
World Champ.7th (2023)
African Champ. (2022, 2023, 2024)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Algeria
African Championships
2022 Oran ‍–‍73 kg
2023 Casablanca ‍–‍73 kg
2024 Cairo ‍–‍73 kg
2025 Abidjan ‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2023 Zagreb ‍–‍73 kg
African Junior Championships
2019 Dakar ‍–‍66 kg
Mediterranean Games
2022 Oran ‍–‍73 kg
Arab Games
2023 Algiers ‍–‍73 kg
African Military Games
2024 Abuja[1] ‍–‍73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF39086
JudoInside.com114100
Updated on 27 April 2025

Messaoud Redouane Dris (Arabic: مسعود رضوان دريس; born 13 September 2001) is an Algerian judoka. He was ranked fourteenth in the lightweight division in May 2024.[2]

Career

Dris started his career with CS Ouled El-Bahia in Oran, Algeria. In January 2023, he joined Paris Saint-Germain.[3]

Dris became the African Champion in 2022 and won a gold medal at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.[4][5] He took part in World Judo Championships on 2022 and 2023.

He was disqualified from the 2024 Paris Olympics judo competition after failing the weigh-in on the day before he was scheduled to face Israeli judoka Tohar Butbul.[6][7] The International Judo Federation (IJF) said in July 2024 that after the Olympic Games concluded it would investigate the reason that he failed to meet his weight, and that "further action will be taken if needed."[8]

References

  1. ^ "2024 African Military Games : Algeria Wins Five Gold Medals in Judo". al24news.com. Latifa Ferial Naili. 22 November 2024.
  2. ^ "International Judo Federation". IJF.org. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Driss Messaoud Redouane rejoint le PSG judo". dzairworld.com (in French). 4 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Messaoud Dris Takes Gold for Algeria in Oran". judoinside.com. IJF Gabriela Sabau. 30 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Messaoud Redouane Dris - Titres, trophées et places d'honneur". les-sports.info (in French). 18 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Paris 2024: Algerian judoka disqualified before facing Israeli opponent at Olympic Games". BBC Sport. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Algerian judoka dropped from Olympics before facing Israeli, officially for missing weight," AP News.
  8. ^ Ryan Gaydos (July 29, 2024). "Algerian judoka faces investigation after missing weight before match against Israeli opponent," Fox News.