Samir Benchenaf

Samir Benchenaf (Arabic: سمير بن شناف; born March 7, 1980) is a retired amateur Algerian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category.^[1] He qualified as a lone wrestler for the Algerian squad in the men's 55 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a wildcard entry from the International Federation of Associated Wrestling (FILA).^[2] He lost two straight matches each to Cuba's Lázaro Rivas (0–11) and Iran's Hassan Rangraz (0–10) due to the ten-point superiority limit, leaving him on the bottom of the pool and finishing twentieth overall in the final standings.^[3][4]

Samir Benchenaf

Personal information
Full name	Samir Benchenaf
Nationality	Algeria
Born	(1980-03-07) 7 March 1980 (age 45)
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Style	Greco-Roman