Sami Chouchi
Sami Chouchi (left), 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 March 1993 Brussels, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –81 kg, –90 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 22 May 2025[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Champ. | 7th (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 14617 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 56514 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 25 May 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sami Chouchi (born 22 March 1993) is a Belgian retired[1][2][3] judoka.[4] He started off his career in the –73 kg weight category, switched in 2017 to the –81 kg weight category where he found his path to an Olympic Games blocked by fellow Belgian Matthias Casse, so in 2023 he switched again to the heavier –90 kg weight category.[2][3] He won a silver medal in the –81 kg 2018 European Championships and a bronze in the 2022 European Championships and had eight podium places in Grand Slams and Grand Prix[3] with a gold at the 2021 Tbilisi Grand Slam[5] and bronze at the 2021 Tashkent,[6] the 2022 Paris[7] and the 2022 Tel Aviv[8] Grand Slams.[2] He announced his retirement from the sport via social media on 22 May 2025 at the age of 32, citing the pain no longer worth the effort.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ a b c Cowen, Thea (22 May 2025). "Chouchi Officially Retires From Competition". European Judo Union. Archived from the original on 25 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Sami Chouchi (32) hangt sneller dan verwacht judogi aan de haak: "Pijn is het niet meer waard"" [Sami Chouchi (32) hangs up judogi sooner than expected: "Pain is no longer worth it"]. Sporza (in Dutch). 23 May 2025. Archived from the original on 25 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Demazy, Thomas (22 May 2025). "Sami Chouchi met un terme à sa carrière de judoka : "Une décision qui vient du cœur et du corps"" [Sami Chouchi ends his judoka career: "A decision that comes from the heart and the body"]. RTBF (in French). Archived from the original on 25 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Sami Chouchi". judoinside. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "TBILISI GRAND SLAM 2021". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "TASHKENT GRAND SLAM 2021". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "PARIS GRAND SLAM 2022". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "TEL AVIV GRAND SLAM 2022". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
External links
Media related to Sami Chouchi at Wikimedia Commons
- Sami Chouchi at the European Judo Union
- Sami Chouchi at the International Judo Federation
- Sami Chouchi at JudoInside.com
- Sami Chouchi at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
- Sami Chouchi at The-Sports.org
- Sami Chouchi on Instagram