| Intro | Algerian wrestler |
| Is |
Wrestler Amateur wrestler Athlete |
| From | Algeria |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
7 April 1991, Bordj Bou Arréridj, Algeria |
| Age | 29 years |
| Star sign | Aries |
Tarek Aziz Benaissa (Arabic: طارق عزيز بن عيسى; born 7 April 1991) is a lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Algeria who competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. In 2012 he received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out to Zaur Kuramagomedov, who scored one point each in two straight periods, leaving Benaissa without a single point. At the 2016 Rio Olympics Benaissa was eliminated in quarterfinals. At the 2015 World Wrestling Championships he lost a bronze medal match to Davor Štefanek.
Major results
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Pan Arab Games | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | Greco-Roman 60 kg |
| 2012 | African Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 4th | Greco-Roman 60 kg |
| Mediterranean Championships | Larissa, Greece | 3rd | Greco-Roman 60 kg | |
| Olympic Games | London, Great Britain | 15th | Greco-Roman 60 kg | |
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 8th | Greco-Roman 66 kg |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 34th | Greco-Roman 66 kg | |
| 2014 | African Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 1st | Greco-Roman 66 kg |
| Mediterranean Championships | Kanjiža, Serbia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 66 kg | |
| 2015 | African Championships | Alexandria, Egypt | 3rd | Greco-Roman 66 kg |
| World Championships | Las Vegas, United States | 5th | Greco-Roman 66 kg | |
| African Games | Brazzaville, Congo | 1st | Greco-Roman 66 kg | |
| Military World Games | Mungyeong, South Korea | 13th | Greco-Roman 66 kg | |
| 2016 | African Championships | Alexandria, Egypt | 2nd | Greco-Roman 66 kg |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8th | Greco-Roman 66 kg | |
| 2017 | African Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 2nd | Greco-Roman 66 kg |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 16th | Greco-Roman 71 kg | |
| 2018 | Mediterranean Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | Greco-Roman 72 kg |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | Greco-Roman 72 kg | |
| 2019 | African Championships | Hammamet, Tunisia | 1st | Greco-Roman 72 kg |
| 2020 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | Greco-Roman 72 kg |