Algerian freestyle wrestler
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]
Career
Kherbache 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
Year
|
Tournament
|
Location
|
Result
|
Event
|
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
|
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