Hassane Azzoun, Date of Birth

    

Hassane Azzoun

Olympic judoka

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1979

Profession: judoka

Nationality: Algeria

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Hassane Azzoun

  • Hassane Azzoun (Arabic: ???? ??????? ?? ??????; born September 28, 1979) is an Algerian judoka, who played for the half-heavyweight category.
  • He is a six-time medalist at the African Judo Championships, and also, a bronze medalist for his division at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers. At age twenty-nine, Azzoun made his official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's half-heavyweight class (100 kg).
  • He lost his first preliminary match by an ippon and a sode tsurikomi goshi (sleeve lifting and pulling hip throw) to Azerbaijan's Movlud Miraliyev.
  • Because his opponent advanced further into the semi-finals, Azzoun offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage rounds.
  • He was defeated in his first match by Georgia's Levan Zhorzholiani, who successfully scored an ippon and a kuzure kami shiho gatame (seven mat holds), at three minutes and fifty-four seconds.

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