Fouad Fajari (born 18 April 1989, in Rabat) is a Moroccan Greco-Roman wrestler. He is multiple medalist at the African Championships in the 55 kg category. At the 2013 Mediterranean Games won bronze medal.[1] He competed in the -55kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he was defeated in the 1/8 finals by Håkan Nyblom from Denmark.[2] In 2021, he competed at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He did not qualify at this tournament and he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Fouad Fajari
Personal information
Born (1989-04-18) 18 April 1989 (age 35)
Rabat, Morocco
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryMorocco
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman -55kg
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat-El Jadida 60 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin 55 kg
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tunis 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 N'Djamena 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Alexandria 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Port Harcourt 63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Hammamet 63 kg

Major results edit

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2010 Mediterranean Championships   Istanbul, Turkey 5th Greco-Roman 55 kg
African Championships   Cairo, Egypt 5th Greco-Roman 55 kg
Arab Championships   Doha, Qatar 2nd Greco-Roman 55 kg
2011 Pan Arab Games   Doha, Qatar 5th Greco-Roman 55 kg
2012 Olympic Games   London, Great Britain 19th Greco-Roman 55 kg
2013 African Championships   N'Djamena, Chad 3rd Greco-Roman 55 kg
Mediterranean Games   Mersin, Turkey 3rd Greco-Roman 55 kg
World Championships   Budapest, Hungary 33rd Greco-Roman 55 kg
2014 African Championships   Tunis, Tunisia 2nd Greco-Roman 59 kg
5th Freestyle 65 kg
World Championships   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 31st Greco-Roman 59 kg
2015 African Championships   Alexandria, Egypt 5th Greco-Roman 66 kg
2016 African Championships   Alexandria, Egypt 3rd Greco-Roman 59 kg
9th Freestyle 65 kg
2018 African Championships   Port Harcourt, Nigeria 3rd Greco-Roman 63 kg
World Championships   Budapest, Hungary 20th Greco-Roman 63 kg
2019 African Championships   Hammamet, Tunisia 3rd Greco-Roman 63 kg
African Games   Rabat-El Jadida, Morocco 2nd Greco-Roman 60 kg
World Championships   Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 27th Greco-Roman 60 kg

References edit

  1. ^ "17th Mediterranean Games Highlights - Italy leads in the medal list at 17th Mediterranean Games in Turkey's Mersin province". www.aa.com.tr. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Fouad Fajari - Wrestling - Olympic Athlete". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

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