Sami Chouchi

Sami Chouchi
Sami Chouchi (left), 2012
Personal information
Born (1993-03-22) 22 March 1993
Brussels, Belgium
OccupationJudoka
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportJudo
Weight class81 kg, 90 kg
Retired22 May 2025
Achievements and titles
World Champ.7th (2021)
European Champ. (2018)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Belgium
European Championships
2018 Tel Aviv81 kg
2022 Sofia81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2021 Tbilisi81 kg
2021 Tashkent81 kg
2022 Paris81 kg
2022 Tel Aviv81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2018 Cancún81 kg
2019 Tel Aviv81 kg
2019 Tashkent81 kg
2023 Zagreb90 kg
European Junior Championships
2013 Sarajevo73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF14617
JudoInside.com56514
Updated on 25 May 2025

Sami Chouchi (born 22 March 1993) is a Belgian retired judoka. 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. 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 with a gold at the 2021 Tbilisi Grand Slam and bronze at the 2021 Tashkent, the 2022 Paris and the 2022 Tel Aviv Grand Slams. 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.