Mohammed Fardj (born 19 July 1998)[1] is an Algerian freestyle wrestler. He is a bronze medalist at the African Games and a three-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the African Wrestling Championships.
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| Born | 19 July 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Algeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe represented Algeria in the men's freestyle 97 kg event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.[2] In 2019, he represented Algeria at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won one of the bronze medals in the men's freestyle 97 kg event.[3] In the same year, he also competed in the 92 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal.[4]
He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5][6] He was registered to compete in the men's 97 kg event but he did not compete.[7]
He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[8][9] He competed in the men's 97 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[1]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2019 | African Wrestling Championships | Hammamet, Tunisia | 3rd | Freestyle 92 kg |
| African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 3rd | Freestyle 97 kg | |
| 2020 | African Wrestling Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | Freestyle 92 kg |
| 2022 | African Wrestling Championships | El Jadida, Morocco | 1st | Freestyle 92 kg |
References
edit- ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Entries by NOC" (PDF). 2018 Mediterranean Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (4 April 2021). "Algeria claim four places at Tokyo 2020 on final day of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (22 May 2022). "Algeria earn four golds on final day of African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
External links
edit- Mohammed Fardj at the International Wrestling Database
- Mohammed Fardj at Olympedia
