Tarek Benaissa

Tarek Benaissa
Personal information
Full name Tarek Aziz Benaissa[1]
Nationality  Algeria
Born (1991-04-07) 7 April 1991
Bordj Bou Arréridj, Algeria[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Greco-Roman
Club National Team of Algeria[1]
Coached by Benjedda Mazooz[1]

Tarek Aziz Benaissa (Arabic: طارق عزيز بن عيسى; born April 7, 1991 in Bordj Bou Arréridj) is an amateur Algerian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's lightweight category.[1][2] Benaissa represented Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for the men's 60 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out to Russia's Zaur Kuramagomedov, who was able to score one point each in two straight periods, leaving Benaissa without a single point.[3] In 2015 World Wrestling Championships he lost bronze medal match to Davor Štefanek of Serbia.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tarek Benaissa". London 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. "Tarek Benaissa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  3. "Men's 60kg Greco-Roman 1/8 Finals". London 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

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