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Amar Benikhlef

1982 - Today

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Amar Benikhlef (born 11 January 1982) is an Algerian judoka who competed in the middleweight division. He won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In September 2021, Benikhlef was suspended for 10 years, until July 2031 for "a clear and very serious breach of the IJF Statutes, the IJF Code of Ethics and the Olympic Charter.". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Amar Benikhlef is the 2,995th most popular athlete (up from 3,676th in 2024), the 184th most popular biography from Algeria (up from 200th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Algerian Athlete.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Amar Benikhlef ranks 440. Before him are Bruno Soares, Bar Paly, Constance Wu, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Shermine Shahrivar, and Rob Edwards. After him are Dilshod Nazarov, Aarti Chabria, Germán Lux, Egidio Arévalo Ríos, Matías Emilio Delgado, and Saori Yoshida.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Amar Benikhlef ranks 184 out of 213. Before him are Djabir Saïd-Guerni (1977), Rafik Saïfi (1975), Faouzi Chaouchi (1984), Rafik Halliche (1986), Ali Saïdi-Sief (1978), and Shahnez Boushaki (1985). After him are Moussa Saïb (1969), Saïd Benrahma (1995), Mohamed Bahari (1975), Mimi Hafida (1965), Mohamed Chaïb (1957), and Ishak Belfodil (1992).

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Among ATHLETES In Algeria

Among athletes born in Algeria, Amar Benikhlef ranks 8. Before him are Boughera El Ouafi (1898), Hassiba Boulmerka (1968), Noureddine Morceli (1970), Nouria Mérah-Benida (1970), Djabir Saïd-Guerni (1977), and Ali Saïdi-Sief (1978). After him are Taoufik Makhloufi (1988), Abderrahmane Hammad (1977), Larbi Benboudaoud (1974), Souad Aït Salem (1979), Nassima Saifi (1988), and Abdelhafid Benchabla (1986).

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