Fateh Benferdjallah

Fateh Benferdjallah
Benferdjallah at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Born (2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 (age 23)
Sport
CountryAlgeria
SportAmateur wrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Algeria
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat 86 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 El Jadida 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Hammamet 86 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hammamet 79 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Algiers 86 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires 80 kg

Fateh Benferdjallah (born 15 April 2001)[1] is an Algerian freestyle wrestler. He represented Algeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the silver medal in the men's freestyle 86 kg event.[2] In the final, he lost against Ayoub Barraj of Tunisia.

Career

In 2018, he won the silver medal in the boys' freestyle 80 kg event at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

At the 2019 African Wrestling Championships held in Hammamet, Tunisia, he won the silver medal in the 79 kg event.[3] In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the 86 kg event at the African Wrestling Championships held in Algiers, Algeria.[4][5] He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6][7] He competed in the men's 86 kg event where he was eliminated in his first match by Stefan Reichmuth of Switzerland.[8]

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[9][10] He lost his bronze medal match in the 86 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[11]

He competed in the men's freestyle 86 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[12]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 African Wrestling Championships Hammamet, Tunisia 2nd Freestyle 79 kg
African Games Rabat, Morocco 2nd Freestyle 86 kg
2020 African Wrestling Championships Algiers, Algeria 3rd Freestyle 86 kg
2022 African Wrestling Championships El Jadida, Morocco 1st Freestyle 86 kg
2023 African Wrestling Championships Hammamet, Tunisia 1st Freestyle 86 kg

References

  1. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. ^ Etchells, Daniel (31 March 2019). "Tunisia claim freestyle team title at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. ^ Pavitt, Michael (9 February 2020). "Kherbache delivers home success on final day of African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. ^ Shefferd, Neil (4 April 2021). "Algeria claim four places at Tokyo 2020 on final day of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  9. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (22 May 2022). "Algeria earn four golds on final day of African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  10. ^ "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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