Majid Al-Ali
Kuwaiti judoka
1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)Majid Mohamed Al-Ali Sultan (Arabic: ماجد محمد العلي سلطان; born September 29, 1987, in Kuwait City is a Kuwaiti judoka, who competed in the men's heavyweight category.[1] He achieved a fifth-place finish as a 14-year-old teen in the over-100 kg division at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, and also represented his nation Kuwait at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Al-Ali qualified as a lone judoka for the Kuwaiti squad in the men's heavyweight class (+100 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Judo Federation.[2] He lost his opening match to U.S. judoka and two-time Olympian Martin Boonzaayer, who successfully scored an ippon, and gripped him with a tate shiho gatame (vertical four-quarter) hold at two minutes and twenty-one seconds.[3][4]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Majid Al-Ali". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Kuwaiti player affirms readiness for judo competition". Kuwait News Agency. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Judo: Men's Heavyweight (+100kg/+220 lbs) Round of 32". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Kuwaiti athletes in judo, hammer throw, and running exit Olympic competition". Kuwait News Agency. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
External links
- Majid Al-Ali at JudoInside.com
- Majid Al-Ali at Olympedia
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