Samira Guerioua

Samira Guerioua (Arabic: سميرة قريوة; born 1982 or 1983) is an Algerian para powerlifter. She represented Algeria at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Samira Guerioua

Personal information
Native name	سميرة قريوة
Sport
Country	Algeria
Sport	Para powerlifting
Medal record Fazza World Para Powerlifting World Cup 2023 Cairo Women's 45kg 2017 Eger Women's 45kg 2019 Dubai Women's 45kg

Career

Guerioua has competed in powerlifting since 2010.^[1]

At the 2015 Paralympic ranking competition in Brazzaville, Guerioua came third in the women’s up to 45kg category, lifting 82 kg.^[2] She came seventh in the 2015 European Open Championships.^[3] Guerioua competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics,^[4] where she reached the final round in the Women's 45 kg event, finishing in sixth place.^[1]

In 2017, Guerioua came second in the Women's 45kg category at the Fazza World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Eger, Hungary.^[5] She came sixth in the final of the Mexico City 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships.^[1][3]

In 2019, at the Fazza World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, Guerioua again took second place in Women's 45kg, lifting 78 kg.^[6] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics,^[7] she came fourth in the Women's 45kg final.^[1] At the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Tbilisi, she came fifth in her event.^[1][8]

In 2023, Guerioua took first place in the Women's 45kg event at the Fazza World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Cairo, lifting 93 kg.^[9][10] The win earned her a spot in the 2024 Paralympics,^[11] where she came eighth in her event.^[12]