Chakir Ansari (Arabic: شاكير أنصاري; born June 22, 1991) is a Moroccan freestyle wrestler. He is the first Moroccan freestyle wrestler qualified in Olympic Games. He competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the round of 32 by Asadulla Lachinau. He won the African title in Marrakech 2017.[1][2][3][4] In 2021, he competed at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Chakir Ansari
Personal information
Nationality Morocco  France
Born (1991-06-22) June 22, 1991 (age 33)
Clermont Ferrand, Auvergne, France
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubASM Clermont Auvergne
Coached byRodolphe Kreutzer, Hassan Rangraz, Serguei Rondón
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Morocco
2019 African Games
Bronze medal – third place Rabat 2019 57 kg
African Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place Algiers 2020 61 kg
Silver medal – second place Hammamet 2019 57 kg
Gold medal – first place Marrakech 2017 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place Alexandria 2015 57 kg
2016 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament
Silver medal – second place Alger 2016 57 kg
Arab Championships
Gold medal – first place El Jadida 2015 57 kg
Mediterranean Championship
Gold medal – first place Kanjiza 2014 57 kg

Major results

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
Representing   France
2012 European Championships   Belgrade, Serbia 16th Freestyle 55 kg
2014 Mediterranean Championships   Kanjiža, Serbia 1st Freestyle 57 kg
Representing   Morocco
2015 African Championships   Alexandria, Egypt 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
World Championships   Las Vegas, United States 33rd Freestyle 57 kg
Arab Championships   El Jadida, Morocco 1st Freestyle 57 kg
2016 Olympic Games   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13th Freestyle 57 kg
2017 African Championships   Marrakech, Morocco 1st Freestyle 57 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games   Baku, Azerbaijan 7th Freestyle 57 kg
World Championships   Paris, France 25th Freestyle 57 kg
2018 African Championships   Port Harcourt, Nigeria 5th Freestyle 57 kg
2019 African Championships   Hammamet, Tunisia 2nd Freestyle 57 kg
African Games   Rabat-El Jadida, Morocco 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
World Championships   Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 24th Freestyle 57 kg
2020 African Championships   Algiers, Algeria 3rd Freestyle 61 kg

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Chakir Ansari". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "Men's Freestyle 57 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". 2017-01-13. Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2020-11-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ www.foeldeak.com https://www.foeldeak.com/en/wrestlingdatabase.php/. Retrieved 2020-11-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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