Houda Ben Daya

Houda Ben Daya (Arabic: هدى بن داية‎; born July 21, 1979 in Tunis) is a Tunisian judoka, who competed in the women's half-heavyweight category.[1] She picked up a total of five medals, including three golds from the African Championships and a bronze from the 2001 Mediterranean Games in her native Tunis, and represented her nation Tunisia in the 78-kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Houda Ben Daya
Personal information
Full nameHouda Ben Daya
Nationality Tunisia
Born (1979-07-21) 21 July 1979
Tunis, Tunisia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)78 kg
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Tunisia
Mediterranean Games
2001 Tunis 78 kg

Ben Daya qualified for the Tunisian squad in the women's half-heavyweight class (78 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by topping the field of judoka and receiving a berth from the African Championships in her native Tunis.[3][4] She lost her opening match to Brazil's Edinanci Silva, who scored an ippon victory and overpowered her on the tatami with an uchi mata (inner thigh throw) at three minutes and eighteen seconds.[5][6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Houda Ben Daya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. "Comportement des Tunisiens : Deux roses au milieu des épines" [Behavior of the Tunisians: Two rose among thorns] (in French). Tunisia Today. 14 August 2001. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. "Pas de médaille pour le Congo" [No medals for Congo] (in French). Congo Page. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. "Tunisie: Judo - Houda Ben Daya, triple championne d'Afrique, qualifiée aux JO d'Athènes : l'émulation est la meilleure motivation pour progresser" [Tunisia: Judo - Houda Ben Daya, triple African champion, qualified for the Athens Olympics: emulation is the best motivation for progress]. La Presse de Tunisie (in French). AllAfrica.com. 22 June 2004. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  5. "Judo: Women's Half-Heavyweight (78kg/172 lbs) Round of 16". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. "Judoca Edinanci Silva vence tunisiana e está nas quartas-de-final" [Judoka Edinanci Silva wins over the Tunisian, and moves forward to the quarterfinals] (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 10 December 2014.


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