Faris Touairi

Faris Touairi (born 1999)[1] is an Algerian weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg event at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya.[2] He also set a new African record in the Snatch with a lift of 165 kg.[3]

Faris Touairi
Personal information
Born1999 (age 23–24)
Sport
CountryAlgeria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class89 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Algeria
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Nairobi 89 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran 89 kg S

Career

In 2018, he competed in the men's 77 kg event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4] He also competed in the men's 81 kg event at the 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Suva, Fiji.[5]

In 2021, he won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg event at the African Weightlifting Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya.[2] He also set a new African record in the Snatch with a lift of 165 kg.[3] He competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[6] He won the bronze medal in the men's 89 kg Snatch event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[7][8]

Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan89 kg1551621687190190191———
African Championships
2021Kenya Nairobi, Kenya89 kg1401501651st place, gold medalist(s)170——1st place, gold medalist(s)3351st place, gold medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games
2022Algeria Oran, Algeria89 kg1611661663rd place, bronze medalist(s)——————

References
  1. "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. "Haltérophilie-Championnats d'Afrique: six médailles d'or pour Bidani et Hirech". APS (in French). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. Oliver, Brian (29 May 2021). "Algerian super-heavyweight Bidani sets record at African Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  4. "2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. "2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  7. "JM/Haltérophilie: Faris Touairi en bronze à l'arracher, avec une prise à 161 kg". APS (in French). 3 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  8. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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