Amine Guennichi

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.

Amine Guennichi
Personal information
Born (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999
Sport
CountryTunisia
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class130 kg
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Tunisia
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat 130 kg
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Algiers 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 El Jadida 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Hammamet 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Marrakesh 98 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Port Harcourt 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Hammamet 97 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran 130 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place2022 Tunis130 kg

Career

He 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]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
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
  1. "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. "Athlete Profile". United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21.
  4. 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.
  5. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  8. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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