Abdelhak Kherbache (born 25 June 1995)[1] is an Algerian freestyle wrestler. At the African Wrestling Championships, he won a total of nine medals: five gold, three silver, and one bronze.[2][3] He is also a two-time medalist, including gold, at the African Games. He competed in the men's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4]
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| Born | 25 June 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 57 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editKherbache represented Algeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco, and he won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 57 kg event.[5] Four years earlier, he also competed at the African Games in this event and won one of the bronze medals at the time.[6]
In 2020, Kherbache competed in the men's 57 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7] He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8][9]
Kherbache won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[10][11] He lost his bronze medal match in the 65 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[1]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2014 | African Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2015 | African Championships | Alexandria, Egypt | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg | |
| 2017 | African Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2018 | African Championships | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2019 | African Championships | Hammamet, Tunisia | 1st | Freestyle 57 kg |
| African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 1st | Freestyle 57 kg | |
| 2020 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2022 | African Championships | El Jadida, Morocco | 1st | Freestyle 61 kg |
| 2023 | African Championships | Hammamet, Tunisia | 1st | Freestyle 61 kg |
| 2024 | African Championships | Alexandria, Egypt | 1st | Freestyle 61 kg |
References
edit- ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Athlete Profile". Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on 2021-07-20. Retrieved 24 February 2020.[dead link]
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (9 February 2020). "Kherbache delivers home success on final day of African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "2015 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (4 April 2021). "Algeria claim four places at Tokyo 2020 on final day of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (22 May 2022). "Algeria earn four golds on final day of African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
External links
edit- Abdelhak Kherbache at United World Wrestling
- Abdelhak Kherbache at the International Wrestling Database
- Abdelhak Kherbache at the International Wrestling Database
- Abdelhak Kherbache at Olympics.com
- Abdelhak Kherbache at Olympedia
