Haithem Dakhlaoui (born 17 November 1994) is a Tunisian
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 is a two-time medalist at the
African Wrestling Championships. He also represented Tunisia 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.
Career
He competed at the
2016 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament hoping to qualify for the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was eliminated in his second match by
Jason Afrikaner of Namibia.
In 2018, he won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the
African Wrestling Championships held in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Two years later, he secured the gold medal in the 70 kg event at the
2020 African Wrestling Championships
The 2020 African Wrestling Championships was held in Algiers, Algeria from 8 to 9 February 2020.
Competitions were held in three age groups: cadets, juniors, and seniors according to United World Wrestling rules.
Medals Seniors
Juniors (U20)
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held in Algiers, Algeria.
He qualified at the
to
represent Tunisia 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 65 kg event.
Achievements
References
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1994 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Tunisian male sport wrestlers
African Wrestling Championships medalists
Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic wrestlers for Tunisia
21st-century Tunisian people
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