Roumaysa Boualam
{{Short description|Algerian boxer (born 1994)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Roumaysa Boualam
| image =
| height = 1.60 m
| reach =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|10}}{{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/boxing/athlete-profile-n1377658-boualam-roumaysa.htm |title=Boxing BOUALAM Roumaysa - Tokyo 2020 Olympics |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726070612/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/boxing/athlete-profile-n1377658-boualam-roumaysa.htm |archive-date=26 July 2021 |url-status=dead}}
| birth_place = Oran, Algeria
| country = Algeria
| sport = Boxing
| style = Orthodox
| boxrec = 899720
| total = 47
| wins = 28
| KO = 2
| losses = 19
| draws = 0
| no contests = 0
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's boxing}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ALG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition| African Games }}
{{MedalGold| 2019 Rabat | Flyweight }}
{{MedalGold| 2023 Accra |Light flyweight}}
{{MedalCompetition| African Championships }}
{{MedalGold|2022 Maputo|Flyweight}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Yaoundé|Light flyweight}}
{{MedalSilver| 2014 Yaoundé | Flyweight }}
{{MedalSilver| 2017 Brazzaville | Flyweight }}
{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}
{{MedalGold| 2022 Oran | Minimumweight}}
{{MedalCompetition| Arab Games }}
{{MedalGold| 2023 Algiers | Flyweight }}
}}
Roumaysa Boualam ({{Langx|ar|رميسة بوعلام}}; born 10 October 1994) is an Algerian amateur boxer. She won the gold medal in the women's minimumweight event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.{{Cite web |title=Boxing Results Book |url=https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/BOX/ResultBook/GDM2022_BOX_v1.3.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704090718/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/BOX/ResultBook/GDM2022_BOX_v1.3.pdf |archive-date=4 July 2022 |access-date=6 July 2022 |website=2022 Mediterranean Games}} She is also a two-time gold medalist at the African Games. She competed at several editions of the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships.
Career
In 2019, Boualam won the gold medal in the women's flyweight event at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.{{Cite web|title=Results Book|url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AllAfricaGames2019.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828090044/http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AllAfricaGames2019.pdf|archive-date=28 August 2019|access-date=28 August 2019|website=2019 African Games}} She defeated Yasmine Moutaqui of Morocco in her gold medal match.
In 2020, Boualam qualified at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Diamniadio, Senegal to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite web|title=Women's flyweight|url=http://boxing.athlete365.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/C75WW51-7.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212231535/http://boxing.athlete365.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/C75WW51-7.pdf|archive-date=12 February 2021|access-date=12 February 2021|website=2020 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament}} She is the first female boxer from Algeria to represent her country at the Summer Olympics.{{Cite news|date=26 February 2020|title=Boxing Olympic Qualification – Dakar {{!}} Day 7 As It Happened|work=Olympic Channel|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/live/detail/boxing-olympic-qualification-dakar-day-7-live-blog/|access-date=22 March 2021}} She competed in the women's flyweight event.
Boualam won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 African Amateur Boxing Championships held in Maputo, Mozambique.{{Cite web |title=Session 9 Results – 2022 African Amateur Boxing Championships |url=https://afbc-boxing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Session-9-Results-AFBC-Boxing-Championships-sept-2022-Maputo.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324014843/https://afbc-boxing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Session-9-Results-AFBC-Boxing-Championships-sept-2022-Maputo.pdf |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=23 March 2024 |website=African Boxing Federation}}
In 2024, Boualam won the gold medal in the women's 50{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2023 African Games held in Accra, Ghana.{{Cite web |title=Boxing Results Book |url=https://results.accra2023ag.com/wrs/resAG2023/pdf/AG2023/BX/AG2023_BX_B99%20-%20Result%20Book_BX0000000.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323130758/https://results.accra2023ag.com/wrs/resAG2023/pdf/AG2023/BX/AG2023_BX_B99%20-%20Result%20Book_BX0000000.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2024 |access-date=23 March 2024 |website=2023 African Games}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{sports links}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boualam, Roumaysa}}
Category:Algerian women boxers
Category:Sportspeople from Oran
Category:Olympic boxers for Algeria
Category:Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Boxers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:African Games medalists in boxing
Category:African Games gold medalists for Algeria
Category:Competitors at the 2019 African Games
Category:Competitors at the 2023 African Games
Category:Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Algeria
Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing
Category:21st-century Algerian sportswomen
Category:Arab Games gold medalists
{{Algeria-boxing-bio-stub}}