Amel Melih

Amel Melih (Arabic: آمال مليح; born 6 October 1993) is an Algerian swimmer.[1] She represented Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] Her time of 25.77 in the women's 50m freestyle was not enough to advance out of the heats and she finished in 35th place overall.[3] She finished 39th overall in the women's 100m freestyle with a time of 56.65.[4] She was the flag bearer for Algeria during the opening ceremony along with Mohamed Flissi.[5]

Amel Melih
Personal information
Native nameآمال مليح
NationalityAlgerian
Born (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993
Lyon, France
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
ClubSAL Saint-Priest Natation
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Algeria
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
African Championships 3 5 10
African Games 0 0 8
Islamic Solidarity Games 0 1 2
Total 3 6 20
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bloemfontein 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bloemfontein 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bloemfontein 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bloemfontein 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bloemfontein 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Algiers 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Algiers 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2021 Accra 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Accra 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bloemfontein 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bloemfontein 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bloemfontein 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers 4×100 m mixed freestyle
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku 100 m backstroke

She represented Algeria at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.

References
  1. "Swimming MELIH Amel". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. Touileb, Mohamed (16 July 2021). "JO Tokyo 2020 : Amel Melih, la naïade algérienne". La Gazette du Fennec (in French). Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. "Women's 50m Freestyle Event Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. "Women's 100m Freestyle Event Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. "Saint-Priest. Des JO déjà inoubliables pour Amel Melih". www.leprogres.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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