Mohammed Fardj

Mohammed Fardj
Personal information
Born (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 26)
Sport
CountryAlgeria
SportAmateur wrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Algeria
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat 97 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Algiers 92 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 El Jadida 92 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Hammamet 92 kg

Mohammed Fardj (born 19 July 1998)[1] is an Algerian freestyle wrestler. He is a bronze medalist at the African Games and a three-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the African Wrestling Championships.

Career

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He represented Algeria in the men's freestyle 97 kg event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.[2] In 2019, he represented Algeria at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won one of the bronze medals in the men's freestyle 97 kg event.[3] In the same year, he also competed in the 92 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal.[4]

He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5][6] He was registered to compete in the men's 97 kg event but he did not compete.[7]

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[8][9] He competed in the men's 97 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[1]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 African Wrestling Championships Hammamet, Tunisia 3rd Freestyle 92 kg
African Games Rabat, Morocco 3rd Freestyle 97 kg
2020 African Wrestling Championships Algiers, Algeria 1st Freestyle 92 kg
2022 African Wrestling Championships El Jadida, Morocco 1st Freestyle 92 kg

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Entries by NOC" (PDF). 2018 Mediterranean Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  8. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (22 May 2022). "Algeria earn four golds on final day of African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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