Amine Guennichi (born 16 March 1999)[1] is a Tunisian Greco-Roman wrestler. He represented Tunisia at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the silver medal in the 130 kg event.[2][3] He is also a six-time medalist at the African Wrestling Championships.
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| Full name | Amine Al-Guennichi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 March 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Tunisia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 130 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] He competed in the men's 130 kg event.[5]
In November 2021, he competed in the 130 kg event at the U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6]
He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[7] He won the bronze medal in the 130 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[8]
In 2024, he was handed a four-year doping ban.[9]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2017 | African Wrestling Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 3rd | Greco-Roman 98 kg |
| 2018 | African Wrestling Championships | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | 3rd | Greco-Roman 97 kg |
| 2019 | African Wrestling Championships | Hammamet, Tunisia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 97 kg |
| African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 2nd | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| 2020 | African Wrestling Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| 2022 | African Wrestling Championships | El Jadida, Morocco | 2nd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| 2023 | African Wrestling Championships | Hammamet, Tunisia | 2nd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
References
edit- ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Athlete Profile". International Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21.[dead link]
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (2 April 2021). "Host nation Tunisia claim four places at Tokyo 2020 on first day of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ Tunisian wrestler Guenichi out of Paris 2024 after doping ban
External links
edit- Amine Guennichi at United World Wrestling
- Amine Guennichi at the International Wrestling Database
- Amine Guennichi at Olympics.com
- Amine Guennichi at Olympedia
