Faris Touairi
Algerian weightlifter (born 1999)
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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]
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| Born | 1999 (age 26–27) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Algeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 89 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 89 kg | 155 | 162 | 7 | — | — | — | ||||
| African Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Nairobi, Kenya | 89 kg | 140 | 150 | 165 |  | 170 | — | — | | 335 | |
| Mediterranean Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 |  Oran, Algeria | 89 kg | 161 |  | — | — | — | — | N/a | N/a | ||
