Biography
Started: She took up Para athletics at age 16 in Gafsa, Tunisia. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2010)
Reason: "I was studying at a middle school and the athletics centre for non-disabled people was next to the school. The centre coach saw me. He is the one who discovered me and asked me to join. I didn't have any idea about it. Paralympic sports were not well-known." (paralympic.org, 19 Aug 2024)
Ambition: To win gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (paralympic.org, 19 Aug 2024)
Milestones: At the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo she and compatriot Mohamed Farhat Chida both took their career Paralympic medal tally to eight, a record for Tunisia. (SportsDeskOnline, 21 Jul 2024)
At the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo she became the first female Tunisian athlete, and second Tunisian of any gender, to win six career Paralympic gold medals when she triumphed in the women's F41 shot put and F41 discus. She shares the Tunisian record for most Paralympic gold medals with Maher Bouallegue, whose six golds came in men's athletics events between 2000 and 2004. (SportsDeskOnline, 21 Jul 2024)
Awards: In 2023 she received the Para Sportswoman of the Year award from the Tunis Afrique Presse news agency in Tunisia for the sixth consecutive time. (babnet.net, 23 Dec 2023; e-s-tunis.com, 19 Dec 2019; tunisports.net, 28 Dec 2017; directinfo.webmanagercenter.com, 25 Feb 2017)
In 2016 she received the Medal for Sporting Merit from the president of Tunisia in recognition of her performance at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (paralympic.org, 10 Jun 2017; kapitalis.com, 06 Jun 2017)
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Personal Details
GenderFemale
Birth DateOctober 5, 1989
Languages SpokenArabic, French
CoachMohamed Ali Ben Zina [national]
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Discus Throw - F41 | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | 37.91 |
| 1 | Shot Put - F41 | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | 10.55 |
| 1 | Discus Throw - F41 | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 33.38 |
| 1 | Shot Put - F41 | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 10.19 |
| 1 | Shot Put - F40 | 2012 | London, GBR | 9.86 |
| 1 | Shot Put - F40 | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 8.95 |
| 2 | Women's Discus Throw F40 | 2012 | London, GBR | 31.16 |
| 2 | Women's Discus Throw F40 | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 27.61 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Shot Put - F41 | 2024 | Kobe, JPN | 10.15 |
| 1 | Discus Throw - F41 | 2023 | Paris, FRA | 37.00 |
| 1 | Shot Put - F41 | 2023 | Paris, FRA | 10.15 |
| 1 | Discus Throw - F41 | 2019 | Dubai, UAE | 34.48 |
| 1 | Shot Put - F41 | 2019 | Dubai, UAE | 10.33 |
| 1 | Discus Throw - F41 | 2017 | London, GBR | 32.29 |
| 1 | Shot Put - F41 | 2017 | London, GBR | 10.04 |
| 1 | Discus Throw - F41 | 2015 | Doha, QAT | 29.70 |
| 1 | Shot Put - F41 | 2015 | Doha, QAT | 9.78 |
| 1 | Discus Throw - F41 | 2013 | Lyon, FRA | 27.84 |
| 1 | Shot Put - F40 | 2011 | Christchurch, NZL | 9.23 |
| 2 | Discus Throw - F41 | 2024 | Kobe, JPN | 34.94 |
| 2 | Women's Discus Throw F40 | 2011 | Christchurch, NZL | 28.55 |
| 3 | Women's Discus Throw F40 | 2006 | Assen, NED | 21.90 |
| 4 | Shot Put - F40 | 2006 | Assen, NED | 6.73 |
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