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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Career[edit]
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[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (8 February 2020). "Fergat reclaims African Wrestling Championships title in Algiers". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Iveson, Ali (13 December 2020). "Russians dominate Greco-Roman competition at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (2 April 2021). "Host nation Tunisia claim four places at Tokyo 2020 on first day of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "2022 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Brennan, Eliott (21 May 2022). "Oborududu bags 11th consecutive title at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
External links[edit]
- 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
