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Amine Guennichi

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Amine Guennichi
Personal information
Full nameAmine Al-Guennichi
Born (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 (age 25)
Sport
CountryTunisia
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class130 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Tunisia
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat 130 kg
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Algiers 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 El Jadida 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Hammamet 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Marrakesh 98 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Port Harcourt 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Hammamet 97 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran 130 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tunis 130 kg

Amine Guennichi (born 16 March 1999)[1] 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 130 kg event.[2][3] He is also a six-time medalist at the African Wrestling Championships.

Career

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He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] He competed in the men's 130 kg event.[5]

In November 2021, he competed in the 130 kg event at the U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6]

He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[7] He won the bronze medal in the 130 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[8]

In 2024, he was handed a four-year doping ban.[9]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 African Wrestling Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 3rd Greco-Roman 98 kg
2018 African Wrestling Championships Port Harcourt, Nigeria 3rd Greco-Roman 97 kg
2019 African Wrestling Championships Hammamet, Tunisia 3rd Greco-Roman 97 kg
African Games Rabat, Morocco 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2020 African Wrestling Championships Algiers, Algeria 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2022 African Wrestling Championships El Jadida, Morocco 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2023 African Wrestling Championships Hammamet, Tunisia 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg

References

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  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). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Athlete Profile". International Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ^ "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  9. ^ Tunisian wrestler Guenichi out of Paris 2024 after doping ban
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