Issam Bassou (born 10 October 1998) is a Moroccan judoka. He won gold medals at the 2019 African Games and the 2018 African Judo Championships in the men's ‍–‍60 kg category.[1][2] His brother Imad Bassou is also a judoka.[3]

Issam Bassou
Personal information
Born (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 26)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryMorocco
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍60 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R16 (2021)
African Champ.Gold (2018, 2021)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Morocco
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat ‍–‍60 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tunis ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dakar ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Antananarivo ‍–‍60 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Agadir ‍–‍60 kg
African Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Sharm El Sheikh ‍–‍55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Cairo ‍–‍60 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF13038
JudoInside.com57442
Updated on 5 December 2022

In 2020, Bassou won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2020 African Judo Championships held in Antananarivo, Madagascar.[4]

At the 2021 African Judo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, Bassou won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event.[5]

Bassou won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Issam BASSOU. IJF.org
  2. ^ Issam Bassou, Judoka. JudoInside
  3. ^ Le Matin - La barre était trop haute pour les judokas marocains
  4. ^ Pavitt, Michael (17 December 2020). "Whitebooi retains title as African Judo Championships begins in Madagascar". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (21 May 2021). "Giantkiller Samy falls in final at 2021 African Judo Championships in Dakar". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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