Amal Amjahid
Personal information
Native nameأمل مجاهد
National teamBelgium
Born (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995[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 place2017 WroclawNe-waza −55 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 WroclawNe-waza open
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 ParisNe-waza −63 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 BangkokNe-waza −63 kg
Gold medal – first place2016 WroclawNe-waza −55 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 BogotaNe-waza −70 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 MalmöNe-waza −55 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Abu DhabiNe-waza −57 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 AlmereNe-waza −63 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 GliwiceNe-waza −70 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 BucharestNe-waza −70 kg
Updated on 30 November 2019.

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).

Career

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

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

References

  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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