Tarek Benaissa
Algerian Greco-Roman wrestler
Benaissa (red) at the 2016 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Tarek Aziz Benaissa[1] |
Nationality | Algeria |
Born | (1991-04-07) 7 April 1991 (age 33) Bordj Bou Arréridj, Algeria[2] |
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[3] |
Sport | |
Sport | Wrestling |
Event | Greco-Roman |
Club | Centre Arbee[1] |
Coached by | Rabbah Chebbah[1] Bendjada Maazouz Aoune Faycal[4] |
Tarek Aziz Benaissa (Arabic: طارق عزيز بن عيسى; born 7 April 1991) is a lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Algeria who competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. In 2012 he received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out to Zaur Kuramagomedov, who scored one point each in two straight periods, leaving Benaissa without a single point.[5] At the 2016 Rio Olympics Benaissa was eliminated in quarterfinals.[3] At the 2015 World Wrestling Championships he lost a bronze medal match to Davor Štefanek.
Major results
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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2011 | Pan Arab Games | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | Greco-Roman 60 kg |
2012 | African Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 4th | Greco-Roman 60 kg |
Mediterranean Championships | Larissa, Greece | 3rd | Greco-Roman 60 kg | |
Olympic Games | London, Great Britain | 15th | Greco-Roman 60 kg | |
2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 8th | Greco-Roman 66 kg |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 34th | Greco-Roman 66 kg | |
2014 | African Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 1st | Greco-Roman 66 kg |
Mediterranean Championships | Kanjiža, Serbia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 66 kg | |
2015 | African Championships | Alexandria, Egypt | 3rd | Greco-Roman 66 kg |
World Championships | Las Vegas, United States | 5th | Greco-Roman 66 kg | |
African Games | Brazzaville, Congo | 1st | Greco-Roman 66 kg | |
Military World Games | Mungyeong, South Korea | 13th | Greco-Roman 66 kg | |
2016 | African Championships | Alexandria, Egypt | 2nd | Greco-Roman 66 kg |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8th | Greco-Roman 66 kg | |
2017 | African Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 2nd | Greco-Roman 66 kg |
World Championships | Paris, France | 16th | Greco-Roman 71 kg | |
2018 | Mediterranean Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | Greco-Roman 72 kg |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | Greco-Roman 72 kg | |
2019 | African Championships | Hammamet, Tunisia | 1st | Greco-Roman 72 kg |
2020 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | Greco-Roman 72 kg |
References
- ^ a b c "Tarek Benaissa". London 2012. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tarek Benaissa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ a b Tarek Aziz Benaissa Archived 12 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ Tarek Aziz Benaissa. nbcolympics.com
- ^ "Men's 60kg Greco-Roman 1/8 Finals". London 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
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External links
- Tarek Benaissa at the International Wrestling Database
- Tarek Benaissa at Olympedia
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