Amine Guennichi

Amine Guennichi

Personal information
Full name	Amine Al-Guennichi
Born	(1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 (age 25)
Sport
Country	Tunisia
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	130 kg
Event	Greco-Roman
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Tunisia African Games 2019 Rabat 130 kg African Championships 2020 Algiers 130 kg 2022 El Jadida 130 kg 2023 Hammamet 130 kg 2017 Marrakesh 98 kg 2018 Port Harcourt 97 kg 2019 Hammamet 97 kg Mediterranean Games 2022 Oran 130 kg Grand Prix 2022 Tunis 130 kg

Amine Guennichi (born 16 March 1999)^[1] is a Tunisian Greco-Roman wrestler. He represented Tunisia at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the silver medal in the 130 kg event.^[2][3] He is also a six-time medalist at the African Wrestling Championships.

Career

He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[4] He competed in the men's 130 kg event.^[5]

In November 2021, he competed in the 130 kg event at the U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[6]

He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.^[7] He won the bronze medal in the 130 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.^[8]

In 2024, he was handed a four-year doping ban.^[9]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2017	African Wrestling Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	3rd	Greco-Roman 98 kg
2018	African Wrestling Championships	Port Harcourt, Nigeria	3rd	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2019	African Wrestling Championships	Hammamet, Tunisia	3rd	Greco-Roman 97 kg
	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	2nd	Greco-Roman 130 kg
2020	African Wrestling Championships	Algiers, Algeria	2nd	Greco-Roman 130 kg
2022	African Wrestling Championships	El Jadida, Morocco	2nd	Greco-Roman 130 kg
	Mediterranean Games	Oran, Algeria	3rd	Greco-Roman 130 kg
2023	African Wrestling Championships	Hammamet, Tunisia	2nd	Greco-Roman 130 kg

References

1. "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
2. "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
3. "Athlete Profile". International Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21.^{[dead link‍]}
4. 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. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
5. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
6. "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
7. "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
8. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
9. Tunisian wrestler Guenichi out of Paris 2024 after doping ban

External links

• Amine Guennichi at United World Wrestling
• Amine Guennichi at the International Wrestling Database
• Amine Guennichi at Olympics.com
• Amine Guennichi at Olympedia