OUMIHA Sofiane

France
Boxing
23 Dec 1994
26
Male
TOULOUSE
 
France
TOULOUSE
 
France

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BOX Boxing Men's Light (57-63kg) 9

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Kokugikan Arena
Men's Light (57-63kg) - Preliminaries - Round of 16
#194
FRA
OUMIHA SOUMIHA Sofiane
USA
DAVIS KDAVIS Keyshawn
RSC
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
2Light2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
1Light2017Hamburg, GER
5Light2019Yekaterinburg, RUS
5Light2015Doha, QAT

European Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Light Welter2019Minsk, BLR
5Light2017Kharkiv, UKR

Bocskai Memorial
RankEventYearLocation
3Light Welter2020Debrecen, HUN

Gee-Bee Tournament
RankEventYearLocation
3Light Welter2019Helsinki, FIN

Tammer Tournament
RankEventYearLocation
1Light2019Tampere, FIN

Cologne Boxing World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
1Light Welter2020Cologne, GER
1Light Welter2019Cologne, GER

Grand Prix Usti
RankEventYearLocation
2Light Welter2021Usti nad Labem, CZE

Feliks Stamm
RankEventYearLocation
1Light2017Warsaw, POL
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The Maestro (combat-sports.net, 07 Aug 2019)
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Athlete
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French
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Boxoum [Toulouse, FRA]
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Mehdi Oumiha [club, cousin]
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In July 2018 he broke his left collarbone in a motorbike accident while on holiday in Bali, Indonesia. He was unable to train for a month. (ladepeche.fr, 26 Aug 2018)

He injured a metacarpal bone in his right hand at the 2017 French Amateur Championships. (france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr, 02 Feb 2017)

He missed the 2012 European Junior Championships after sustaining a broken jaw during a rugby match. (20minutes.fr, 21 Apr 2016)
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He began boxing at age seven at the Boxing Toulouse Bagatelle club in France. (20minutes.fr, 21 Apr 2016)
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He followed his cousins into the sport. (20minutes.fr, 21 Apr 2016)
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To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (lecourrierdelatlas.com, 19 Apr 2019)
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Winning gold in the lightweight category at the 2017 World Championships in Hamburg, Germany. (lecourrierdelatlas.com, 19 Apr 2019)
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Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, Brazilian footballer Neymar. (20minutes.fr, 21 Apr 2016)
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"There will be obstacles, there will be doubts, there will be mistakes. But if you work hard, there will be no limit." (lecourrierdelatlas.com, 19 Apr 2019)
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He was named the 2018 Best European Male Elite Boxer by the European Boxing Confederation [EUBC]. (eubcboxing.org, 08 Mar 2019)

In 2017 he was named Sportsman of the Year by the audience of the Midi-Pyrenees regional office of French TV network France Televisions. (france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr, 31 Jan 2017)

General Interest

General
NOT YET A PRO
He won silver in the lightweight category at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Following the Games he made the decision to remain an amateur with the intention of claiming gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "It was my decision, I haven't regretted it for a single second. Of course I could have turned professional. There were several propositions and I hesitated. But I was only 22 at the time, so I was still young. I know that if I don't win gold or a medal, people might say, 'You have wasted four years of your life!' I am aware of that but I accept the challenge." (leparisien.fr, 16 Mar 2020)

GYM OWNER
In September 2018 he opened Boxoum in Toulouse, France. (france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr, 24 Sep 2018; 20minutes.fr, 24 Sep 2018)

HERITAGE
He was born in France to Moroccan parents. "I am very attached to my origins as I went [to Morocco] every summer. I was born in France, I represent France, but I can't forget my parents' history so I also represent this culture that is close to my heart." (Canal Atlas Fight TV YouTube channel, 17 Mar 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
RSC:
Referee Stops Contest
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