Meriem Moussa (; born 11 May 1988) is an Algerian judoka, who competes in the extra-lightweight category.
Career Moussa was a four-time medalist at the African Championships, and a gold medalist at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers. She also won two bronze medals in the same division at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand, and at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China.
Moussa represented Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's extra-lightweight class (48 kg). She defeated Gabon's Sandrine Ilendou in the first preliminary round, before losing out her next match by a waza-ari (half-point) to Germany's Michaela Baschin.
In October 2011, Moussa refused to compete against Israel's Shahar Levi in the knockout round of the Judo World Cup in Rome, Italy."Never Forgotten," Sports Illustrated, 6 April 2012."Judo World Cup: Algerian Meriem Moussa Rejects Facing Israeli Judoka"
See also Boycotts of Israel in individual sports
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