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Imane Khelif is an Algerian female boxer born on May 2, 1999, in Aïn Sidi Ali. She represents Algeria in the sport of boxing and stands 178 centimeters tall. Khelif speaks Arabic, French, and English.
She has competed in international events, including the women's lightweight category at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the women's 66 kg category at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Key facts
- Native name
- إيمان خليف
- Born
- ( 1999-05-02 ) 2 May 1999 (age 27) , Aïn Sidi Ali , Laghouat, Algeria
- Height
- 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Weight class
- Light welterweight Welterweight
- Stance
- Orthodox
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Algeria
- Place of birth
- Aïn Sidi Ali
- Occupation
- boxer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- boxing
- Country for sport
- Algeria
- Image
- Imane Khelif Jeux panarabes 2023.png
- Height
- 178
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- date of birth
- 1999-05-02
- Commons category
- Imane Khelif
- name in native language
- إيمان خليف
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Encyclopedic overview
Imane Khelif (Arabic: إيمان خليف, romanized: ʾĪmān Khalīf, pronounced [ʔiːˈmaːn xəˈliːf]; born 2 May 1999) is an Algerian professional boxer who won the women's welterweight gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She made her international debut at 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, competing in both the lightweight and welterweight categories, and later reached the quarterfinals of the women's lightweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Following wins at a series of regional victories, Khelif secured a silver medal at the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships and gold at the 2024 Olympics.
She was disqualified from the 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships after allegedly failing unspecified sex verification tests, a decision that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) subsequently criticised as "sudden and arbitrary". After Khelif defeated Angela Carini at the 2024 Olympic Games, false claims that she was a man circulated online, causing controversy. Khelif was born female and has competed exclusively in women's events, including those overseen by the IOC. She is not transgender.
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