Abdelkarim Fergat ( ar, 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
The African Wrestling Championships are amateur wrestling championships. Events are held in men's freestyle wrestling, men's Greco-Roman wrestling and women's freestyle wrestling. In 1996 a tournament for women was held for the first time.
Edi ...
.
He also competed at the
World Wrestling Championships both in 2018, 2019 and 2022.
Career
In 2020, Fergat won one of the bronze medals in the
men's 55 kg event at the
Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.
He qualified at the
to
represent Algeria at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
in Tokyo, Japan.
He competed in the
men's 60kg event where he lost his first match against
Kenichiro Fumita
is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler
Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling ( Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roma ...
of Japan.
He also lost his next match in the
repechage against
Walihan Sailike
Walihan Sailike (also known as Walihan Serik; kk, Уәлихан Серік; born 3 March 1992, Emin County) is a Chinese Greco-Roman wrestler of Kazakh ethnicity. He won one of the bronze medal in the 60kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics he ...
of China.
Both of his opponents went on to win a medal in the competition.
In 2022, Fergat won one of the bronze medals in the 60 kg event at the
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
He won the gold medal in his event at the
2022 African Wrestling Championships
The 2022 African Wrestling Championships was a wrestling competition. The competition was originally scheduled to be held in El Jadida, Morocco, during 6–11 April 2021, then was postponed to 17–22 May 2022 at the same venue.
Medals Seniors
J ...
held in El Jadida, Morocco.
Fergat competed in the
60kg event at the
2024 Summer Olympics
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held in Paris, France.
He was eliminated in his first match by Mehdi Mohsennejad of Iran.
Achievements
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1994 births
Living people
Algerian male sport wrestlers
African Wrestling Championships medalists
Olympic wrestlers for Algeria
Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Algeria
Islamic Solidarity Games wrestlers
Competitors at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
African Games medalists in wrestling
African Games bronze medalists for Algeria
Competitors at the 2023 African Games
21st-century Algerian sportsmen
Place of birth missing (living people)