Hocine Bettir (Arabic: حسين بطير; born 2 August 1990)[1] is an Algerian Paralympic powerlifter. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's 65 kg event.[1][2] A few months later, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[3][4]

Hocine Bettir
Personal information
Full nameHocine Bettir
Born (1990-08-02) 2 August 1990 (age 34)
Tighennif, Algeria
Sport
CountryAlgeria
SportParalympic powerlifting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 65 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tbilisi 65 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nur-Sultan 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mexico City 65 kg

References

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  1. ^ a b "Powerlifting: BETTIR Hocine". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Tbilisi 2021: Ejike and Bettir win nail-biting battles". Paralympic.org. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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