Amina Zidani (born 23 August 1993) is a French

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

competing in the

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(57kg) division. She won the gold medal in the women's featherweight event at the

2023 European Games The 3rd European Games ( pl, III Igrzyska Europejskie, Igrzyska Europejskie 2023), informally known as Kraków-Małopolska 2023, is a scheduled international sporting event to be held in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland in 2023. All Olympic sports h ...

held in Poland. She won one of the bronze medals in the

event at the

2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships The 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships were the 13th edition of the championships, held in New Delhi, India from 15 to 26 March 2023. India topped the medal tally for the first time after 2006. Medal winners were awarded prize money; ...

held in New Delhi, India. In 2018, Zidani competed in the

lightweight Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing. Boxing Professional boxing The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. Notable lightweight boxe ...

event at the

AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships The IBA World Boxing Championships, and the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships (previously known as AIBA), are biennial amateur boxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association (IBA), which is the sport governing body. ...

held in New Delhi, India where she was eliminated in her first match. She also competed in the

event at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships held in Ulan-Ude, Russia. She was eliminated in her first match. Zidani won one of the bronze medals in the women's lightweight event at the

2022 Mediterranean Games The 2022 Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2022, links=, lit=, translit=ʾAlʿāb al-Baḥr al-ʾAbyaḍ al-Mutawassiṭ 2022), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran ...

held in Oran, Algeria. She won her first match and she then lost against eventual gold medalist Hadjila Khelif of Algeria. Zidani won the gold medal in the women's featherweight event at the

held in Poland. As a result, she secured a quota place for the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade, links=no) and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is s ...

in Paris, France. In the final, she defeated

Svetlana Staneva Svetlana () is a common Orthodox Slavic feminine given name, deriving from the East and South Slavic root ''svet'' (), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as t ...

of Bulgaria. In August 2024, she competed in the women's 57kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. She was eliminated in her first match by

Nesthy Petecio Nesthy Alcayde Petecio (born April 11, 1992) is a Philippines, Filipino amateur boxer. She won a silver medal in the inaugural Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Women's featherweight, women's featherweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, b ...

of the Philippines.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zidani, Amina Living people 1993 births Place of birth missing (living people) French women boxers Boxers at the 2023 European Games European Games medalists in boxing European Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing 21st-century French sportswomen Featherweight boxers AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists Boxers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for France