Hassane Azzoun (Arabic: حسان عزوننير بن أمادي; born September 28, 1979) is an Algerian judoka, who played for the half-heavyweight category.[1] He is a six-time medalist at the African Judo Championships, and also, a bronze medalist for his division at the 2007 All-Africa GamesinAlgiers.
At age twenty-nine, Azzoun made his official debut for the 2008 Summer OlympicsinBeijing, 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.[2] 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.[3]
Algeria
