Abdelkarim Fergat (Arabic: عبد الكريم فرقات, born 2 March 1994) is an Algerian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a four-time gold medalist in his event at the African Wrestling Championships.[1] He also competed at the World Wrestling Championships both in 2018, 2019 and 2022.[2][3]
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| Nationality | Algerian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 March 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 55 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 55 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][5] He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6][7] He competed in the men's 60 kg event where he lost his first match against Kenichiro Fumita of Japan.[8] He also lost his next match in the repechage against Walihan Sailike of China.[8] Both of his opponents went on to win a medal in the competition.[8]
In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in the 60 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.[9] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[10][11]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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| 2018 | African Wrestling Championships | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | 1st | Greco-Roman 55 kg |
| 2019 | African Wrestling Championships | Hammamet, Tunisia | 1st | Greco-Roman 55 kg |
| 2020 | African Wrestling Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | Greco-Roman 55 kg |
| 2022 | African Wrestling Championships | El Jadida, Morocco | 1st | Greco-Roman 63 kg |
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 3rd | Greco-Roman 60 kg |
References
External links
- Abdelkarim Fergat at United World Wrestling
- Abdelkarim Fergat at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Abdelkarim Fergat at Olympics.com
- Abdelkarim Fergat at Olympedia
- Abdelkarim Fergat on Instagram
