Abdelhak Kherbache
Personal information
Born (1995-06-25) 25 June 1995
Sport
CountryAlgeria
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class57 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Algeria
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville 57 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Hammamet 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Algiers 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 El Jadida 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Hammamet 61 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tunis 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Alexandria 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Marrakesh 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Port Harcourt 57 kg

Abdelhak Kherbache (born 25 June 1995)[1] is an Algerian freestyle wrestler. At the African Wrestling Championships, he won a total of eight medals: four 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 57 kg 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 65 kg 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 61 kg

References

  1. 1 2 "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Athlete Profile". United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2021-07-20. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (9 February 2020). "Kherbache delivers home success on final day of African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "2015 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  8. ↑ Shefferd, Neil (4 April 2021). "Algeria claim four places at Tokyo 2020 on final day of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  10. ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (22 May 2022). "Algeria earn four golds on final day of African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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