Tarek Benaissa Explained
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| Tarek Benaissa |
| Fullname: | Tarek Aziz Benaissa |
| Birth Date: | 7 April 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Bordj Bou Arréridj, Algeria[1] |
| Height: | 170 cm[2] |
| Sport: | Wrestling |
| Event: | Greco-Roman |
| Club: | Centre Arbee[3] |
| Coach: | Rabbah Chebbah
Bendjada Maazouz
Aoune Faycal[4] |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Tarek Aziz Benaissa (ar|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.[2] At the 2015 World Wrestling Championships he lost a bronze medal match to Davor Štefanek.
Major results
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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| 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 |
| World Championships |  Budapest, Hungary | 34th | Greco-Roman 66 kg |
| 2014 | African Championships |  Tunis, Tunisia | 1st | Greco-Roman 66 kg |
| 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 |
| Olympic Games |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8th | Greco-Roman 66 kg |
| 2017 | African Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 2nd | Greco-Roman 66 kg |
| World Championships |  Paris, France | 16th | Greco-Roman 71 kg |
| 2018 | Mediterranean Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | Greco-Roman 72 kg |
| 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 | |
Notes and References
- Tarek Benaissa. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120526/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/tarek-aziz-benaissa-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 6 February 2013.
- https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/tarek-aziz-benaissa Tarek Aziz Benaissa
- Web site: Tarek Benaissa . London 2012 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20130403225527/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/serir-mohamed-1064974/ . 3 April 2013 .
- http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=benaissa-tarek-aziz-1062656/index.html Tarek Aziz Benaissa
- Web site: Men's 60kg Greco-Roman 1/8 Finals . . 6 February 2013 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20130407042412/http://www.london2012.com/wrestling/event/men-greco-roman-60kg/match%3Dwrm160404/index.html . 7 April 2013 .
