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Skander Missaoui

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Skander Missaoui
Personal information
Full nameMohamed Skander Missaoui
Sport
CountryTunisia
SportAmateur wrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Tunisia
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat 87 kg
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tunis 80 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Alexandria 85 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Port Harcourt 87 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 El Jadida 87 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Alexandria 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Marrakesh 85 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Hammamet 87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Algiers 87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Hammamet 97 kg

Mohamed Skander Missaoui (Arabic: محمد إسكندر الميساوي) 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 87 kg event.[1][2] He is also an eight-time medalist at the African Wrestling Championships.

Career

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In 2021, he competed at the African & Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]

He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[5][6] He competed in the 87 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria where he was eliminated in his first match by eventual bronze medalist Noureldin Hassan of Egypt.

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 2nd Greco-Roman 87 kg
2020 African Wrestling Championships Algiers, Algeria 3rd Greco-Roman 87 kg
2022 African Wrestling Championships El Jadida, Morocco 2nd Greco-Roman 87 kg
2023 African Wrestling Championships Hammamet, Tunisia 3rd Greco-Roman 97 kg

References

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  1. ^ "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020. Mohamed Skander MISSAOUI
  2. ^ "Profile". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2 January 2021.[dead link]
  3. ^ 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. Bronze went to Mohamed Missaoui of Tunisia
  4. ^ "2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021. Mohamed Skander MISSAOUI
  5. ^ Brennan, Eliott (21 May 2022). "Oborududu bags 11th consecutive title at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2022. Sid Azara beat Tunisia's Mohamed Skander Missaoui in the under-87kg.
  6. ^ "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022. Mohamed Skander MISSAOUI
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