Sami Chouchi

Sami Chouchi
Sami Chouchi (left), 2012
Personal information
Born (1993-03-22) 22 March 1993
OccupationJudoka
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍81 kg, ‍–‍90 kg
Retired22 May 2025
Achievements and titles
World Champ.7th (2021)
European Champ. (2018)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Belgium
European Championships
2018 Tel Aviv ‍–‍81 kg
2022 Sofia ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2021 Tbilisi ‍–‍81 kg
2021 Tashkent ‍–‍81 kg
2022 Paris ‍–‍81 kg
2022 Tel Aviv ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2018 Cancún ‍–‍81 kg
2019 Tel Aviv ‍–‍81 kg
2019 Tashkent ‍–‍81 kg
2023 Zagreb ‍–‍90 kg
European Junior Championships
2013 Sarajevo ‍–‍73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF14617
JudoInside.com56514
Updated on 25 May 2025

Sami Chouchi (born 22 March 1993) is a Belgian retired judoka. He started off his career in the ‍–‍73 kg weight category, switched in 2017 to the ‍–‍81 kg weight category where he found his path to an Olympic Games blocked by fellow Belgian Matthias Casse, so in 2023 he switched again to the heavier ‍–‍90 kg weight category. He won a silver medal in the ‍–‍81 kg 2018 European Championships and a bronze in the 2022 European Championships and had eight podium places in Grand Slams and Grand Prix with a gold at the 2021 Tbilisi Grand Slam and bronze at the 2021 Tashkent, the 2022 Paris and the 2022 Tel Aviv Grand Slams. He announced his retirement from the sport via social media on 22 May 2025 at the age of 32, citing the pain no longer worth the effort.