Walide Khyar (born 9 June 1995) is a French judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 60 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by Felipe Kitadai.[1][2]

Walide Khyar
Personal information
Born (1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 (age 29)
Bondy
OccupationJudoka
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[citation needed]
Websitewalidekhyar.fr Edit this at Wikidata
Sport
CountryFrance
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍60 kg, ‍–‍66 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (2024)
World Champ.Bronze (2023)
European Champ.Gold (2016)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Mixed team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Doha ‍–‍66 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kazan ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Montpellier ‍–‍66 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2019 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Antalya ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tashkent ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Antalya ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tunis ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tbilisi ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Qingdao ‍–‍60 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍60 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Oberwart ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Bucharest ‍–‍60 kg
European Cadet Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Cottonera ‍–‍50 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF7613
JudoInside.com67277
Updated on 5 August 2024

In 2021, he won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.[3]

Personal life

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Kyar was born in Bondy, in the Seine-Saint-Denis department. He is of Moroccan descent.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Walide Khyar". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Men -60 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. ^ Shefferd, Neil (1 April 2021). "Canadian and Italian national rivals compete for gold on opening day of IJF Antalya Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ BREMOND, Gaspard (28 July 2024). "JO 2024 - Judo. Walide Khyar : « J'étais devenu un fantôme et je veux devenir une légende »". Ouest-France.fr.
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