# Walide Khyar
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{{Short description|French judoka (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox judoka
| name = Walide Khyar
| image = Walide khyar.jpg
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|06|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Bondy](/source/Bondy), France
| height = 171 cm{{cn|date=May 2023}}
| country = [France](/source/France)
| weight_class = {{nbnd}}60 kg, {{nbnd}}66 kg
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| olympics_rank = 5
| olympics_year = 2024
| olympics_weight = Men's 66 kg
| worlds_rank = 3
| worlds_year = 2023
| worlds_weight = Men's 66 kg
| regionals_type = EU
| regionals_rank = 1
| regionals_year = 2016
| regionals_weight = Men's 60 kg
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{{Medal|Sport| Men's [judo](/source/judo) }}
{{Medal|Country| {{FRA}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| [Olympic Games](/source/Judo_at_the_Summer_Olympics) }}
{{Medal|G| [2024 Paris](/source/Judo_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics) | [Mixed team](/source/Judo_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Mixed_team) }}
{{Medal|Competition| [World Championships](/source/World_Judo_Championships) }}
{{Medal|B| [2023 Doha](/source/2023_World_Judo_Championships) | [{{nbnd}}66 kg](/source/2023_World_Judo_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_66_kg) }}
{{Medal|Competition| [European Championships](/source/European_Judo_Championships) }}
{{Medal|G| [2016 Kazan](/source/2016_European_Judo_Championships) | [{{nbnd}}60 kg](/source/2016_European_Judo_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_60_kg) }}
{{Medal|B| [2023 Montpellier](/source/2023_European_Judo_Championships) | [{{nbnd}}66 kg](/source/2023_European_Judo_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_66_kg) }}
{{Medal|B| [2025 Podgorica](/source/2025_European_Judo_Championships) | [{{nbnd}}66 kg](/source/2025_European_Judo_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_66_kg) }}
{{Medal|B| [2026 Tbilisi](/source/2026_European_Judo_Championships) | [{{nbnd}}66 kg](/source/2026_European_Judo_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_66_kg) }}
{{Medal|Competition| [World Masters](/source/Judo_World_Masters) }}
{{Medal|B| [2022 Jerusalem](/source/2022_Judo_World_Masters) | {{nbnd}}66 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| [IJF Grand Slam](/source/Judo_Grand_Slam) }}
{{Medal|G| [2025 Abu Dhabi](/source/2025_Judo_Grand_Slam_Abu_Dhabi) | {{nbnd}}66 kg }}
{{Medal|S| [2019 Abu Dhabi](/source/2019_Judo_Grand_Slam_Abu_Dhabi) | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}
{{Medal|S| [2021 Antalya](/source/2021_Judo_Grand_Slam_Antalya) | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}
{{Medal|B| [2016 Paris](/source/2016_Judo_Grand_Slam_Paris) | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}
{{Medal|B| [2021 Paris](/source/2021_Judo_Grand_Slam_Paris) | {{nbnd}}66 kg }}
{{Medal|B| [2023 Tashkent](/source/2023_Judo_Grand_Slam_Tashkent) | {{nbnd}}66 kg }}
{{Medal|B| [2024 Antalya](/source/2024_Judo_Grand_Slam_Antalya) | {{nbnd}}66 kg }}
{{Medal|B| [2025 Paris](/source/2025_Judo_Grand_Slam_Paris) | {{nbnd}}66 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| [IJF](/source/International_Judo_Federation) Grand Prix }}
{{Medal|G| [2018 Tunis](/source/2018_Judo_Grand_Prix_Tunis) | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}
{{Medal|S| [2019 Tbilisi](/source/2019_Judo_Grand_Prix_Tbilisi) | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}
{{Medal|B| [2015 Qingdao](/source/2015_Judo_Grand_Prix_Qingdao) | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| [World Juniors Championships](/source/World_Judo_Juniors_Championships) }}
{{Medal|B| [2015 Abu Dhabi](/source/2015_World_Judo_Juniors_Championships) | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| [European Junior Championships](/source/European_Junior_Judo_Championships) }}
{{Medal|G| [2015 Oberwart](/source/2015_European_Junior_Judo_Championships) | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}
{{Medal|B| [2014 Bucharest](/source/2014_European_Junior_Judo_Championships) | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| [European Cadet Championships](/source/European_Cadet_Judo_Championships) }}
{{Medal|S| [2011 Cottonera](/source/2011_European_Cadet_Judo_Championships) | {{nbnd}}50 kg }}
| updated = 18 April 2026
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'''Walide Khyar''' (born 9 June 1995) is a French [judoka](/source/judoka). He competed at the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) in the [men's 60 kg](/source/Judo_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_60_kg) event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by [Felipe Kitadai](/source/Felipe_Kitadai).[{{cite web|title=Walide Khyar|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/walide-khyar|website=Rio 2016|accessdate=August 17, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817203021/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/walide-khyar|archivedate=August 17, 2016}}][{{cite web|title=Men -60 kg - Standings|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/judo-standings-ju-men-60-kg|website=Rio 2016|accessdate=August 17, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817164511/https://www.rio2016.com/en/judo-standings-ju-men-60-kg|archivedate=August 17, 2016}}]
In 2021, he won the silver medal in his event at the [2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya](/source/2021_Judo_Grand_Slam_Antalya) held in Antalya, Turkey.[{{Cite news|last=Shefferd|first=Neil|date=1 April 2021|title=Canadian and Italian national rivals compete for gold on opening day of IJF Antalya Grand Slam|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1106146/antalya-grand-slam-day-one|access-date=2 April 2021}}]
==Personal life==
Kyar was born in [Bondy](/source/Bondy), in the [Seine-Saint-Denis](/source/Seine-Saint-Denis) department. He is of Moroccan descent.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/jeux-olympiques/jo-2024-judo-walide-khyar-jetais-devenu-un-fantome-et-je-veux-devenir-une-legende-79e65c9c-4110-11ef-bb35-337f783a35ab|title=JO 2024 - Judo. Walide Khyar : « J’étais devenu un fantôme et je veux devenir une légende »|first=Gaspard|last=BREMOND|date=28 July 2024|website=Ouest-France.fr}}]
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Category:1995 births
Category:Living people
Category:French male judoka
Category:French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Category:Olympic judoka for France
Category:Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Judoka at the 2019 European Games
Category:European Games competitors for France
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
Category:Olympic gold medalists for France
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