Tarek Benaissa

Tarek Benaissa
	Benaissa (red) at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Tarek Aziz Benaissa
Nationality	Algeria
Born	7 April 1991 (age 33); Bordj Bou Arréridj, Algeria
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Greco-Roman
Club	Centre Arbee
Coached by	Rabbah Chebbah; Bendjada Maazouz; Aoune Faycal

Tarek Aziz Benaissa (Arabic: طارق عزيز بن عيسى; born 7 April 1991) is a lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Algeria who competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. In 2012 he received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out to Zaur Kuramagomedov, who scored one point each in two straight periods, leaving Benaissa without a single point.^[5] At the 2016 Rio Olympics Benaissa was eliminated in quarterfinals.^[3] At the 2015 World Wrestling Championships he lost a bronze medal match to Davor Štefanek.

Major results

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
2011	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	3rd	Greco-Roman 60 kg
2012	African Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	4th	Greco-Roman 60 kg
	Mediterranean Championships	Larissa, Greece	3rd	Greco-Roman 60 kg
	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain	15th	Greco-Roman 60 kg
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	8th	Greco-Roman 66 kg
2013	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	34th	Greco-Roman 66 kg
2014	African Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	1st	Greco-Roman 66 kg
2014	Mediterranean Championships	Kanjiža, Serbia	3rd	Greco-Roman 66 kg
2015	African Championships	Alexandria, Egypt	3rd	Greco-Roman 66 kg
	World Championships	Las Vegas, United States	5th	Greco-Roman 66 kg
	African Games	Brazzaville, Congo	1st	Greco-Roman 66 kg
	Military World Games	Mungyeong, South Korea	13th	Greco-Roman 66 kg
2016	African Championships	Alexandria, Egypt	2nd	Greco-Roman 66 kg
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	8th	Greco-Roman 66 kg
2017	African Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	2nd	Greco-Roman 66 kg
2017	World Championships	Paris, France	16th	Greco-Roman 71 kg
2018	Mediterranean Championships	Algiers, Algeria	1st	Greco-Roman 72 kg
2018	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	Greco-Roman 72 kg
2019	African Championships	Hammamet, Tunisia	1st	Greco-Roman 72 kg
2020	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	3rd	Greco-Roman 72 kg

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Tarek Benaissa". London 2012. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tarek Benaissa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b Tarek Aziz Benaissa Archived 12 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
^ Tarek Aziz Benaissa. nbcolympics.com
^ "Men's 60kg Greco-Roman 1/8 Finals". London 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

Tarek Benaissa at the International Wrestling Database
Tarek Benaissa at Olympedia

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[london-2012-1] "Tarek Benaissa". London 2012. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[sr-2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tarek Benaissa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

[rio-3] Tarek Aziz Benaissa Archived 12 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com

[nbc-4] Tarek Aziz Benaissa. nbcolympics.com

[5] "Men's 60kg Greco-Roman 1/8 Finals". London 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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