Housseyn Fardjallah Explained

Fullname:Housseyn Fardjallah
Birth Date:16 January 1993
Weight:76.15kg (167.88lb)
Sport:Weightlifting
Weight Class:77 kg
Team:National team
Updated:18 October 2016

Housseyn Fardjallah (16 January 1993 – 20 November 2016) was an Algerian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Algeria at international competitions.

As a junior, he competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in the boys' 69 kg event. He participated at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in the 77 kg event.[1] He won the bronze medal at the 2015 African Games.[2] He won the silver medal at the 2016 African Weightlifting Championships after finishing first in the snatch (150 kg) and second in the clean & jerk (185 kg).

Fardjallah died on 20 November 2016 in a traffic collision at age 23.[3]

Major competitions

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
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Mediterranean Games
Mersin, Turkey1401431471701761803234
African Games
Brazzaville, Congo85 kg 14014514541701741754314

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weightlifting at the 2013 Mediterranean Games - Housseyn Fardjallah. Iwf.net. 23 June 2016.
  2. Web site: 2015 African Games - Housseyn Fardjallah. Iwf.net. 10 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Algérie Presse Service - Décès de l'haltérophile international algérien Housseyn Fardjallah . 2020-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161121172232/http://www.aps.dz/sport/49327-d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s-de-l-halt%C3%A9rophile-international-alg%C3%A9rien-housseyn-fardjallah . 2016-11-21 . dead .