Housseyn Fardjallah (16 January 1993 – 20 November 2016) was an Algerian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Algeria at international competitions.

Housseyn Fardjallah
Personal information
Full nameHousseyn Fardjallah
Born(1993-01-16)16 January 1993
Died20 November 2016(2016-11-20) (aged 23)
Weight76.15 kg (167.9 lb)
Sport
Country Algeria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class77 kg
TeamNational team
Updated on 18 October 2016

As a junior, he competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in the boys' 69 kg event. He participated at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in the 77 kg event.[1] He won the bronze medal at the 2015 African Games.[2] He won the silver medal at the 2016 African Weightlifting Championships after finishing first in the snatch (150 kg) and second in the clean & jerk (185 kg).

Fardjallah died on 20 November 2016 in a traffic collision at age 23.[3]

Major competitions

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Mediterranean Games
2013   Mersin, Turkey 77 kg 140 143 147 170 176 180 323 4
African Games
2015   Brazzaville, Congo 85 kg 140 145 145 4 170 174 175 4 314  

References

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  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 2013 Mediterranean Games - Housseyn Fardjallah". Iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ "2015 African Games - Housseyn Fardjallah". Iwf.net. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Algérie Presse Service - Décès de l'haltérophile international algérien Housseyn Fardjallah". Archived from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2020-01-17.