Housseyn Fardjallah

Housseyn Fardjallah

Personal information
Full name	Housseyn Fardjallah
Born	16 January 1993
Died	20 November 2016 (aged 23)
Weight	76.15 kg (167.9 lb)
Sport
Country	Algeria
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	77 kg
Team	National team
Updated on 18 October 2016.

Housseyn Fardjallah (16 January 1993 – 20 November 2016) was an Algerian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Algeria at international competitions.

As a junior he competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in the boys' 69 kg event. He participated at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in the 77 kg event.^[1] He won the bronze medal at the 2015 African Games.^[2] He won the silver medal at the 2016 African Weightlifting Championships after finishing first in the snatch (150 kg) and second in the clean & jerk (185 kg).

Fardjallah died on 20 November 2016 in a traffic collision at age 23.^[3]

Major competitions

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Mediterranean Games
2013	Mersin, Turkey	77 kg	140	143	147	N/A	170	176	180	N/A	323	4
African Games
2015	Brazzaville, Congo	85 kg	140	145	145	4	170	174	175	4	314

References

1. "Weightlifting at the 2013 Mediterranean Games - Housseyn Fardjallah". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
2. "2015 African Games - Housseyn Fardjallah". iwf.net. Retrieved 10 November 2016.