Mohamed Skander Missaoui (Arabic: محمد إسكندر الميساوي) is a Tunisian Greco-Roman wrestler. He represented Tunisia at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the silver medal in the 87 kg event.[1][2] He is also an eight-time medalist at the African Wrestling Championships.
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| Full name | Mohamed Skander Missaoui | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2021, he competed at the African & Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]
He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[5][6] He competed in the 87 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria where he was eliminated in his first match by eventual bronze medalist Noureldin Hassan of Egypt.
Achievements
editThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2021) |
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 2nd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| 2020 | African Wrestling Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| 2022 | African Wrestling Championships | El Jadida, Morocco | 2nd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| 2023 | African Wrestling Championships | Hammamet, Tunisia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 97 kg |
References
edit- ^ "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
Mohamed Skander MISSAOUI
- ^ "Profile". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2 January 2021.[dead link]
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (2 April 2021). "Host nation Tunisia claim four places at Tokyo 2020 on first day of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
Bronze went to Mohamed Missaoui of Tunisia
- ^ "2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
Mohamed Skander MISSAOUI
- ^ Brennan, Eliott (21 May 2022). "Oborududu bags 11th consecutive title at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
Sid Azara beat Tunisia's Mohamed Skander Missaoui in the under-87kg.
- ^ "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
Mohamed Skander MISSAOUI
External links
edit- Mohamed Skander Missaoui at United World Wrestling
- Mohamed Iskender Missaoui at the International Wrestling Database
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