Abdelhak Kherbache Explained
Abdelhak Kherbache (born 25 June 1995)[1] is an Algerian freestyle wrestler. At the African Wrestling Championships, he won a total of nine medals: five gold, three silver, and one bronze.[2] [3] He is also a two-time medalist, including gold, at the African Games. He competed in the men's 57kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4]
Career
Kherbache represented Algeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco, and he won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 57 kg event.[5] Four years earlier, he also competed at the African Games in this event and won one of the bronze medals at the time.[6]
In 2020, Kherbache competed in the men's 57 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7] He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8] [9]
Kherbache won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[10] [11] He lost his bronze medal match in the 65kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[1]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
|---|
| 2014 | African Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2015 | African Championships | Alexandria, Egypt | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2017 | African Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2018 | African Championships | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2019 | African Championships | Hammamet, Tunisia | 1st | Freestyle 57 kg |
| African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 1st | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2020 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2022 | African Championships | El Jadida, Morocco | 1st | Freestyle 61 kg |
| 2023 | African Championships | Hammamet, Tunisia | 1st | Freestyle 61kg |
| 2024 | African Championships | Alexandria, Egypt | 1st | Freestyle 61kg | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Wrestling Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220704135758/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/WRE/ResultBook/GDM2022_WRE_v1.6.pdf . 4 July 2022 . 4 July 2022 . 2022 Mediterranean Games.
- Web site: Athlete Profile. Internet Wrestling Database. live. 24 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210720160933/https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbwrestling/daten.php?spid=19F52B9DFA55407180811DAD98FEE045 . 2021-07-20 .
- News: Pavitt. Michael. Kherbache delivers home success on final day of African Wrestling Championships. 9 February 2020. InsideTheGames.biz. 8 April 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200527084633/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1090348/african-wrestling-championship-freestyle. 27 May 2020.
- Web site: Wrestling Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210807164330/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WRE/OG2020-_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf. 7 August 2021. 8 August 2021. 2020 Summer Olympics.
- Web site: 2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book. United World Wrestling. live. 24 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200707163602/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/results_08_eljadida.pdf. 7 July 2020.
- Web site: 2015 African Games Wrestling Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190422212121/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/results_09_brazzaville_1.pdf. 22 April 2019. 1 January 2021. United World Wrestling.
- Web site: 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201218212337/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/2020-iwc-belgrade-final-book.pdf. 18 December 2020. 18 December 2020. United World Wrestling.
- News: Shefferd. Neil. 4 April 2021. Algeria claim four places at Tokyo 2020 on final day of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier. InsideTheGames.biz. 4 April 2021.
- Web site: 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210505200512/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/final-book.pdf. 5 May 2021. 5 May 2021. United World Wrestling.
- News: Berkeley . Geoff . 22 May 2022 . Algeria earn four golds on final day of African Wrestling Championships . . 23 May 2022.
- Web site: 2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220522205433/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-05/2022_african_championships_fianl_book.pdf?VersionId=PYd6pUvzQuShQSFaC65kY4NpHER5J7cS . 22 May 2022 . 22 May 2022 . United World Wrestling.
