Sonia Asselah

Sonia Asselah
Personal information
Born (1991-08-20) 20 August 1991
Tizi Ouzou
OccupationJudoka
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sport
CountryAlgeria
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2016)
World Champ.R16 (2011)
African Champ. (2012, 2014, 2017)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Algeria
African Games
2011 Maputo+78 kg
2015 Brazzaville+78 kg
African Championships
2012 Agadir+78 kg
2014 Port LouisOpen
2017 Antananarivo+78 kg
2014 Port Louis+78 kg
2015 LibrevilleOpen
2016 Tunis+78 kg
2016 TunisOpen
2017 AntananarivoOpen
2018 Tunis+78 kg
2020 Antananarivo+78 kg
2021 Dakar+78 kg
2010 Yaounde+78 kg
2010 YaoundeOpen
2011 Dakar+78 kg
2013 Maputo+78 kg
2015 Libreville+78 kg
2019 Cape Town+78 kg
2022 Oran+78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2013 Abu Dhabi+78 kg
World Juniors Championships
2010 Agadir+78 kg
African Junior Championships
2010 Dakar+78 kg
Pan Arab Games
2011 DohaOpen
2011 Doha+78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1249
JudoInside.com54473
Updated on 29 May 2022

Sonia Asselah (born 20 August 1991 in Tizi Ouzou) is an Algerian judoka. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but eliminated in the first round by Karina Bryant. She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the Algerian flag bearer.

At the 2021 African Judo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, Asselah won the silver medal in her event. She had previously won the silver medal in the event in 2020.

Asselah competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she finished in 17th place after losing to Yelyzaveta Kalanina of Ukraine in the first round.