Amal Amjahid (Arabic: أمل مجاهد, born 28 October 1995) is a Belgian ground grappler who represents her home country Belgium in Sport Jujitsu (JJIF), discipline Ne-waza and different professional teams (fighting clubs) in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (IBJJF, UAEJJF).

Amal Amjahid
Personal information
Native nameأمل مجاهد
National teamBelgium
Born (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 29)[1]
Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Belgium
Sport
SportBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Ne-waza)
Weight class-55 kg, −57 kg, −63 kg, −70 kg
ClubCENS Academy
TeamPat Academy BJJ
Coached byKhalid Houry
Medal record
Women's sport ju-jitsu
Representing  Belgium
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wroclaw Ne-waza −55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wroclaw Ne-waza open
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Paris Ne-waza −63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bangkok Ne-waza −63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Wroclaw Ne-waza −55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bogota Ne-waza −70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Malmö Ne-waza −55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Abu Dhabi Ne-waza −57 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Almere Ne-waza −63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gliwice Ne-waza −70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bucharest Ne-waza −70 kg
Updated on 30 November 2019

Career

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She began with sport jujitsu at age of 7 in Brussels.[2] Her family is originally from Morocco.[3] She is practising ground variant of ju-jitsu – Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at CENS Academy under supervision of her personal coach and stepfather Khalid Houry.[4] She is winner of World Games in Wrocław from 2017 and five times individual world champion (JJIF) – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 in discipline Ne-waza (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu).

She is also participate at pro level tournaments which many times use title World (European) Championships but are regulated by private profite sport bodies – IBJJF or UAEJJF. She gained black belt in 2019. As black belt she is winner of European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 2019 as member of pro team Pat Academy BJJ.[5]

Results

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World Games (IWGA + JJIF)
Year Place Medal Discipline Category
2017 Wrocław (  Poland)   Gold Ne-waza −55 kg
2017 Wrocław (  Poland)   Gold Ne-waza open
Ju-Jitsu World Championships (JJIF)
2014 Paris (  France)   Silver Ne-waza −63 kg
2015 Bangkok (  Thailand)   Gold Ne-waza −63 kg
2016 Wrocław (  Poland)   Gold Ne-waza −55 kg
2017 Bogota (  Colombia)   Gold Ne-waza −70 kg
2018 Malmö (  Sweden)   Gold Ne-waza −55 kg
2019 Abu Dhabi (  United Arab Emirates)   Gold Ne-waza −57 kg
Ju-Jitsu European Championships (JJEU + JJIF)
2015 Almere (  Netherlands)   Gold Ne-waza −63 kg
2018 Gliwice (  Poland)   Gold Ne-waza −70 kg
2019 Bucharest (  Romania)   Gold Ne-waza −70 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Info System". worldgames2017.sportresult.com.
  2. ^ "Amal Amjahid". BJJ Heroes. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Jiu-Jitsu : Qui est Amal Amjahid, la jeune Belge championne du monde qui collectionne les médailles ?". parismatch.be (in French). 26 November 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Immigration Issues Put Brown Belt Champion Amal Amjahid Out Of IBJJF Worlds". flograppling.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  5. ^ "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation -". ibjjfdb.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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