Majid Al-Ali

Majid Mohamed Al-Ali Sultan (Arabic: ماجد محمد العلي سلطان; born September 29, 1987, in Kuwait City is a Kuwaiti judoka, who competed in the men's heavyweight category.[1] He achieved a fifth-place finish as a 14-year-old teen in the over-100 kg division at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, and also represented his nation Kuwait at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Majid Al-Ali
Personal information
Full nameMajid Mohamed Al-Ali Sultan
Nationality Kuwait
Born (1987-09-29) 29 September 1987
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)+100 kg

Al-Ali qualified as a lone judoka for the Kuwaiti squad in the men's heavyweight class (+100 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Judo Federation.[2] He lost his opening match to U.S. judoka and two-time Olympian Martin Boonzaayer, who successfully scored an ippon, and gripped him with a tate shiho gatame (vertical four-quarter) hold at two minutes and twenty-one seconds.[3][4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Majid Al-Ali". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. "Kuwaiti player affirms readiness for judo competition". Kuwait News Agency. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  3. "Judo: Men's Heavyweight (+100kg/+220 lbs) Round of 32". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. "Kuwaiti athletes in judo, hammer throw, and running exit Olympic competition". Kuwait News Agency. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2014.


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