Katia Belabbas (born 1 February 1996) is an Algerian

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who competes in the RS:X class. She competed for Algeria at the

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Biography

Belabbas was born on 1 February 1996 in

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, Algeria. As of her Olympic appearance, she was tall and weighed .

Competitions

Belabbas was the first woman to represent an African nation in RS:X at the

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, in which she placed 62nd in 2014. At the time of the race, she had trained in RS:X for only eight months. She won a gold medal in the 2015 RS:X African Championship to qualify herself to the 2016 Summer Olympics. At the Olympics, she placed 26th in the women's RS:X event. She placed third in the 2019 RS:X African Championship in 2019, losing out on an Olympic qualifying spot to countrywoman Amina Bericchi.

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* * * 1996 births Living people Algerian female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Algeria Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – RS:X Female windsurfers Algerian windsurfers 21st-century Algerian women Mediterranean Games competitors for Algeria Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Algerian women {{Algeria-sport-bio-stub