Zakari Gourouza (born 8 June 1982) is a
Nigerien judoka
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...
from
Dosso. He competes in the men's 60 kg category. At the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, he was
defeated in the second round by Russian
Arsen Galstyan, who would win gold in the event, having defeated Honduran
Kenny Godoy
Kenny Godoy is a Honduran judoka who competes in the men's 60 kg category. At the 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport ...
in the first round. Zakari Gourouza was the first Nigerien athlete to compete in the 2012 London games.
JEUX OLYMPIQUES DE LONDRES 2012 : QUALIFIEE POUR LES 2ND TOUR, LE JUDOKA GOUROUZA ZAKARI EST ELIMINE
Oumarou Moussa, Le Sahel (Niamey). 30 July 2012.
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Nigerien male judoka
1982 births
Living people
Olympic judoka for Niger
Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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