Abdelkarim Fergat (, born 2 March 1994) is an Algerian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a four-time gold medalist in his event at the African Wrestling Championships. He also competed at the World Wrestling Championships in 2018, 2019 and 2022.
Career
In 2020, Fergat won one of the bronze medals in the men's 55 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 60kg event where he lost his first match against Kenichiro Fumita of Japan. He also lost his next match in the repechage against Walihan Sailike of China. Both of his opponents went on to win a medal in the competition.
In 2022, Fergat won one of the bronze medals in the 60 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.
Fergat competed in the 60kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his first match by Mehdi Mohsennejad of Iran.
Achievements
YearTournamentVenueResultEvent2018African Wrestling ChampionshipsPort Harcourt, Nigeria 1stGreco-Roman 55 kg2019African Wrestling ChampionshipsHammamet, Tunisia 1stGreco-Roman 55 kg2020African Wrestling ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeria 1stGreco-Roman 55 kg2022African Wrestling ChampionshipsEl Jadida, Morocco 1stGreco-Roman 63 kg2024African GamesAccra, Ghana 3rdGreco-Roman 60kg2026Mediterranean GamesTaranto, Italy 1stGreco-Roman 60kg
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