Personal information | |
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Birth name | Katia Belabbas |
Born | Béjaïa, Algeria | 1 February 1996
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
Updated on 1 February 2020 |
Katia Belabbas (born 1 February 1996) is an Algerian windsurfer who competes in the RS:X class. She competed for Algeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Belabbas was born on 1 February 1996 in Béjaïa, Algeria. [1] As of her Olympic appearance, she was 1.70 metres (5 ft 7 in) tall and weighed 65 kilograms (143 lb). [2]
Belabbas was the first woman to represent an African nation in RS:X at the ISAF Sailing World Championships, in which she placed 62nd in 2014. [3] At the time of the race, she had trained in RS:X for only eight months. [4] She won a gold medal in the 2015 RS:X African Championship to qualify herself to the 2016 Summer Olympics. [5] At the Olympics, she placed 26th in the women's RS:X event. [6] [7] She placed third in the 2019 RS:X African Championship in 2019, losing out on an Olympic qualifying spot to countrywoman Amina Bericchi. [8] [9]
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Katia Belabbas |
Born | Béjaïa, Algeria | 1 February 1996
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
Updated on 1 February 2020 |
Katia Belabbas (born 1 February 1996) is an Algerian windsurfer who competes in the RS:X class. She competed for Algeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Belabbas was born on 1 February 1996 in Béjaïa, Algeria. [1] As of her Olympic appearance, she was 1.70 metres (5 ft 7 in) tall and weighed 65 kilograms (143 lb). [2]
Belabbas was the first woman to represent an African nation in RS:X at the ISAF Sailing World Championships, in which she placed 62nd in 2014. [3] At the time of the race, she had trained in RS:X for only eight months. [4] She won a gold medal in the 2015 RS:X African Championship to qualify herself to the 2016 Summer Olympics. [5] At the Olympics, she placed 26th in the women's RS:X event. [6] [7] She placed third in the 2019 RS:X African Championship in 2019, losing out on an Olympic qualifying spot to countrywoman Amina Bericchi. [8] [9]