Walid Bidani (born 11 June 1994 in Maghnia,

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) is an Algerian weightlifter. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -105 kg event. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's +105 kg. He was scheduled to compete in the men's +109 kg event at the

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held in Tokyo, Japan but he was unable to compete as he tested positive for

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. He won two medals at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. He won the gold medal in the men's +102 kg Snatch event and the silver medal in the men's +102 kg Clean & Jerk event.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bidani, Walid People from Maghnia Algerian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Algeria Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics 1994 births Living people Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Algeria Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Algeria Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Algeria Mediterranean Games medalists in weightlifting Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games African Weightlifting Championships medalists 21st-century Algerian people