Tunisia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Tunisia competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia from August 29 to September 9, 2000.[1] This was the nation's fourth appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1988. The Tunisian Paralympic Committee sent a total of 10 athletes to the Games, 8 men and 2 women to compete in Athletics only.[1] Tunisia left Sydney with a total of 11 Paralympic medals ( 6 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze ).

Tunisia at the
2000 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeTUN
NPCTunisian Paralympic Committee
in Sydney
Competitors10 (8 male, 2 female) in 1 sport
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
6
Silver
4
Bronze
1
Total
11
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Medal table edit

Medal Name Sport Event
  Gold Maher Bouallegue Athletics Men's 800m T13
  Gold Maher Bouallegue Athletics Men's 1500m T13
  Gold Maher Bouallegue Athletics Men's 5000m T13
  Gold Wissam Ben Bahri Athletics Men's high jump F20
  Gold Fares Hamdi Athletics Men's long jump F37
  Gold Ali Ghribi Athletics Men's pentathlon P58
  Silver Wissam Ben Bahri Athletics Men's long jump F20
  Silver Mohamed Ali Fatnassi Athletics Men's shot put F20
  Silver Khadija Jaballah Athletics Women's discus F58
  Silver Khadija Jaballah Athletics Women's shot put F58
  Bronze Tahar Lachheb Athletics Men's discus F58

See also edit

References edit

Bibliography edit

  • International Paralympic Committee (2000). "Appendix C: Athlete Numbers - By Delegation". Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Post Games Report. Sydney.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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