Bachir Sid Azara (born 3 March 1996) is an Algerian

Greco-Roman wrestler Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling ( Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mo ...

. At the

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he won a total of eight medals: five gold medals and three silver medals. He is also a gold medalist at the

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, the

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and the

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Career

He represented Algeria at the

held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the gold medal in the men's 87kg event. In 2015, he also competed at the African Games and he won the silver medal in the men's 80kg event at the time. In 2020, he competed in the men's 87 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. He qualified at the

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to represent Algeria at the

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in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the 87kg event. He won his first match against

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of China and then lost against eventual gold medalist

Zhan Beleniuk Zhan Vensanovych Beleniuk ( uk, Жан Венсанович Беленюк; also transliterated Jean Vensanovich Belenyuk; born 24 January 1991) is a Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler and politician. In 2019, he became the first black member of th ...

of Ukraine. In the

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he was then eliminated by eventual bronze medalist

Zurab Datunashvili Zurabi Datunashvili ( ka, ზურაბ დათუნაშვილი, sr, / ; born 18 June 1991) is a Georgian-born Serbian former Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the men's middleweight category. Career He won a silver medal in ...

of Serbia. He won the gold medal in his event at the

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held in El Jadida, Morocco. He won the gold medal in the 87kg event at the

held in Oran, Algeria. In the final, he defeated Mirco Minguzzi of Italy. He competed in the 87kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. He won one of the bronze medals in the 87kg event at the

2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament The 60th Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament, is a wrestling event held in Sofia, Bulgaria between 2 and 5 March 2023. This international tournament included competition in both men's and women's freestyle wrestling and men's Greco-Roman wrestlin ...

held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sid Azara, Bachir Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Algerian male sport wrestlers African Games gold medalists for Algeria African Games silver medalists for Algeria African Games medalists in wrestling Competitors at the 2015 African Games Competitors at the 2019 African Games Competitors at the 2023 African Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Algeria Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Algeria Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games African Wrestling Championships medalists Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Algeria 1996 births 21st-century Algerian sportsmen Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Algeria