Nihel Cheikh Rouhou
Tunisian judoka
尼赫勒·谢赫·鲁胡 · ニヘル・シェイフルフ
- Born
- 5 January 1987, Sfax
- Citizenship
- Tunisia
- Sport
- judo
- Occupation
- judoka
- Height
- 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
- Weight
- 78 kg (172 lb)
Nihel Cheikh Rouhou (Arabic: نهال شيخ روحو; born 5 January 1987 in Sfax, Tunisia) is a Tunisian judoka. She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the +78 kg event.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she beat Carmen Chalá in the first round before losing to Kim Na-Young.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she lost to Maria Suelen Altheman.
In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's +78 kg event at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.
In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar. At the 2021 African Judo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, she won the gold medal in her event. In June 2021, she competed in the women's +78 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She also competed in the women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
She won the silver medal in the women's +78 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – women's +78 kg | 2008 | 14th place |
| judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's +78 kg | 2012 | 9th place |
| judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's +78 kg | 2016 | 7th place |
| judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's +78 kg | 2021 | 9th place |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2371956 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.