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Imane Khelif

1999 - Today

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Imane Khelif (Arabic: إيمان خليف, romanized: ʾĪmān Khalīf, pronounced [ʔiːˈmaːn xəˈliːf]; born 2 May 1999) is an Algerian professional boxer who won the gold medal in the women's 66 kg (welterweight) boxing event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Following Khelif's victory over Italy's Angela Carini during the 2024 Olympic Games, misinformation surfaced on social media about her gender and eligibility to compete. False claims that Khelif is male were fueled by Khelif's disqualification from the 2023 Women's World Boxing Championships, organised by the Russian-led International Boxing Association (IBA) after she allegedly failed unspecified gender eligibility tests. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its Paris Boxing Unit stated Khelif was eligible to compete in the Olympics and criticized the IBA's previous disqualification as "sudden and arbitrary" and taken "without any due process". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Imane Khelif is the 226th most popular boxer (down from 218th in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Algeria (down from 165th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Algerian Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Imane Khelif ranks 226 out of 496. Before her are Micky Ward, Alfonso Pérez, Kubrat Pulev, Antonio Tarver, Armando Martínez, and Joseph Parker. After her are Jackie Fields, Alan Minter, Mircea Fulger, Kim Kwang-sun, Shannon Briggs, and Damir Škaro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1999, Imane Khelif ranks 64. Before her are Kelvin Kiptum, Chou Tzu-yu, Youssouf Fofana, Jota, James Charles, and Nico Schlotterbeck. After her are Nicolò Zaniolo, Sydney McLaughlin, Pedro Porro, Melissa Vargas, Hiroki Ito, and Davide Frattesi.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Imane Khelif ranks 166 out of 213. Before her are Abdelmajid Bourebbou (1951), William Ayache (1961), Mokhtar Belmokhtar (1972), Djamel Haimoudi (1970), Matteo Ferrari (1979), and Mahmoud Guendouz (1953). After her are Ramy Bensebaini (1995), Nacerdine Drid (1957), Djamel Mesbah (1984), Karim Maroc (1958), Fodil Megharia (1961), and Ali Benarbia (1968).

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Among BOXERS In Algeria

Among boxers born in Algeria, Imane Khelif ranks 2. Before her are Mustapha Moussa (1962). After her are Hocine Soltani (1972), Mohamed Bahari (1975), Mohamed Flissi (1990), and Ichrak Chaib (2001).

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