Faris Touairi (born 1999)[1] is an Algerian weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg event at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya.[2] He also set a new African record in the Snatch with a lift of 165 kg.[3]
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| Born | 1999 (age 24–25) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Algeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 89 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
In 2018, he competed in the men's 77 kg event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4] He also competed in the men's 81 kg event at the 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Suva, Fiji.[5]
In 2021, he won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg event at the African Weightlifting Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya.[2] He also set a new African record in the Snatch with a lift of 165 kg.[3] He competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[6] He won the bronze medal in the men's 89 kg Snatch event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[7][8]
Achievements edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
89 kg | 155 | 162 | 7 | — | — | — | ||||
| African Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Nairobi, Kenya |
89 kg | 140 | 150 | 165 |  |
170 | — | — | |
335 |
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| Mediterranean Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 |  Oran, Algeria |
89 kg | 161 |  |
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References edit
- ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Haltérophilie-Championnats d'Afrique: six médailles d'or pour Bidani et Hirech". APS (in French). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b Oliver, Brian (29 May 2021). "Algerian super-heavyweight Bidani sets record at African Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "JM/Haltérophilie: Faris Touairi en bronze à l'arracher, avec une prise à 161 kg". APS (in French). 3 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
External links edit
- Faris Touairi at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Faris Touairi at the International Weightlifting Results Project
