Fateh Benferdjallah (born 15 April 2001) is an Algerian

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling i ...

. He represented Algeria at the

2019 African Games The 12th African Games was held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. This was the first time that the African Games were hosted by Morocco following the country's readmission to the African Union in January 2017. Bidding process The 12th ...

held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the silver medal in the men's freestyle 86kg event. In the final, he lost against Ayoub Barraj of Tunisia.

Career

In 2018, he won the silver medal in the boys' freestyle 80kg event at the

Summer Youth Olympics The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consisten ...

held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the 2019 African Wrestling Championships held in Hammamet, Tunisia, he won the silver medal in the 79 kg event. In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the 86kg 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 ...

held in Algiers, Algeria. He qualified at the

2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament The 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament was the third regional qualifying tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The event was held from 2 to 4 April 2021, in Hammamet, Tunisia. Qualification summary A total of 3 ...

to represent Algeria at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 86kg event where he was eliminated in his first match by Stefan Reichmuth of Switzerland. 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. He lost his bronze medal match in the 86kg event at the

2022 Mediterranean Games The 2022 Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2022, links=, lit=, translit=ʾAlʿāb al-Baḥr al-ʾAbyaḍ al-Mutawassiṭ 2022), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran ...

held in Oran, Algeria.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Benferdjallah, Fateh 2001 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Algerian male sport wrestlers African Wrestling Championships medalists African Games competitors for Algeria African Games silver medalists for Algeria African Games medalists in wrestling Competitors at the 2019 African Games Olympic wrestlers for Algeria Wrestlers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games competitors for Algeria Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Algeria Islamic Solidarity Games wrestlers Competitors at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games 21st-century Algerian people