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.
 Benaissa (red) at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tarek Aziz Benaissa[1] |
| Nationality |  Algeria |
| Born | 7 April 1991 Bordj Bou Arréridj, Algeria[2] |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[3] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Event | Greco-Roman |
| Club | Centre Arbee[1] |
| Coached by | Rabbah Chebbah[1] Bendjada Maazouz Aoune Faycal[4] |
Major results edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
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External links edit
- Tarek Benaissa at the International Wrestling Database
- Tarek Benaissa at Olympedia
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