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 name
آمال مليح
NationalityAlgerian
Born (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 32)
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 place2016 Bloemfontein50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2016 Bloemfontein100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2016 Bloemfontein4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2024 Luanda50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2024 Luanda50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2024 Luanda4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2024 Luanda4×100 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal – second place2016 Bloemfontein50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2016 Bloemfontein4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2018 Algiers4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2018 Algiers4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place2021 Accra50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2024 Luanda4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place2021 Accra100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2016 Bloemfontein4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2016 Bloemfontein4×100 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2016 Bloemfontein4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place2018 Algiers50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2018 Algiers50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2018 Algiers50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2018 Algiers4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2018 Algiers4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2018 Algiers4×100 m mixed freestyle
African Games
Bronze medal – third place2011 Maputo50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2011 Maputo100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2011 Maputo4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2011 Maputo4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2011 Maputo4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2019 Rabat4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2019 Rabat4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2019 Rabat4×100 m mixed freestyle
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place2017 Baku50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2017 Baku50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2017 Baku100 m backstroke

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

References

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  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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