Amar Benikhlef

Amar Benikhlef
Personal information
Born11 January 1982 (1982-01-11) (age 44)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryAlgeria
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍81 kg, ‍–‍90 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2008)
World Champ.R16 (2011)
African Champ. (2004, 2008, 2010,
2011)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Algeria
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing ‍–‍90 kg
African Games
2007 Algiers ‍–‍90 kg
African Championships
2004 Tunis ‍–‍81 kg
2008 Agadir ‍–‍90 kg
2010 Yaounde ‍–‍90 kg
2011 Dakar ‍–‍90 kg
2006 Mauritius ‍–‍90 kg
2012 Agadir ‍–‍90 kg
2013 Maputo ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2008 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg
2010 Paris ‍–‍90 kg
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF759
JudoInside.com31502
Updated on 30 May 2023

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.".