Tunisia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Tunisia participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. Tunisians athletes won a total of eight gold medals, seven silver and three bronze.[1]

Tunisia at the
2004 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeTUN
NPCTunisian Paralympic Committee
in Athens
Competitors22 in 1 sport
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
8
Silver
7
Bronze
3
Total
18
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Medallists edit

Medal Name Sport Event
  Gold Maher Bouallegue Athletics Men's 1500m T13
  Gold Mohamed Charmi Athletics Men's 1500m T37
  Gold Maher Bouallegue Athletics Men's 5000m T12
  Gold Maher Bouallegue Athletics Men's 10000m T13
  Gold Mohamed Charmi
Farhat Chida
Fares Hamdi
Abbes Saidi
Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay T35-38
  Gold Afrah Gomdi Athletics Women's shot put F40
  Gold Enna Ben Abidi Athletics Women's discus throw F40
  Gold Afrah Gomdi Athletics Women's javelin throw F40
  Silver Farhat Chida Athletics Men's 200m T38
  Silver Maher Bouallegue Athletics Men's 800m T12
  Silver Mohamed Charmi Athletics Men's 800m T37
  Silver Abbes Saidi Athletics Men's 800m T38
  Silver Haissem Ben Halima Athletics Men's discus throw F37
  Silver Afrah Gomdi Athletics Women's discus throw F40
  Silver Enna Ben Abidi Athletics Women's javelin throw F40
  Bronze Farhat Chida Athletics Men's 100m T38
  Bronze Enna Ben Abidi Athletics Women's shot put F40
  Bronze Fatma Kachroudi Athletics Women's discus throw F37

Sports edit

Athletics edit

Men's track edit

Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ahmed Belhaj Ali T12 100m 11.55 16 did not advance
Mohamed Farhat Belkhir T54 800m 1:37.88 14 did not advance
5000m 10:30.26 15 did not advance
10000m 21.12.64 12 did not advance
Marathon N/A DNF
Maher Bouallegue T12 800m 1:57.81 2 Q N/A 1:54.04  
5000m N/A 14:54.08 PR  
T13 1500m 4:02.19 1 Q N/A 3:51.09 WR  
10000m N/A 32.02.16 PR  
Mohamed Charmi T37 800m 2:08.85 WR 1 Q N/A 2:05.10  
1500m N/A 4:22.09  
Farhat Chida T38 100m 11.87 4 Q N/A 11.64  
200m 23.77 3 Q N/A 23.37  
400m 52.74 2 Q N/A 54.43 6
Fares Hamdi T37 200m DNF did not advance
Abbes Saidi T38 800m N/A 1:59.85  
Mohamed Charmi
Farhat Chida
Fares Hamdi
Abbes Saidi
T35-38 4 × 400 m relay N/A 3:38.92 WR  

Men's field edit

Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Tsung Wei Arfaoui F46 Triple jump 11.66 - 10
Abdel Jabbar Dhifallah F37 Javelin 43.37 - 4
Ali Ghribi F58 Discus 44.48 - 8
Javelin 40.57 - 7
P54-58 Pentathlon 5424 4
Haissem Ben Halima F37 Discus 49.56 -  
Fares Hamdi F36-38 Long jump 5.48 947 7
Tahar Lachheb F58 Discus 48.48 - 6
P54-58 Pentathlon 5009 7
Baraket Ltaief P54-58 Pentathlon 4840 9
Faouzi Rzig F35 Javelin 39.75 - 4

Women's track edit

Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Samira Berri T54 800m 1:54.53 8 q N/A 1:54.14 8
1500m 3:38.87 9 did not advance
5000m 13:48.04 12 Q N/A 14:47.80 13
Marathon N/A DNF
Souad Chamsi T54 1500m 3:48.67 13 did not advance
5000m 12:53.87 10 Q N/A 12:33.40 8
Marathon N/A 2:08:38 10
Messaouda Sifi T54 100m 18.07 7 'q N/A 18.21 8
800m 2:00.34 15 did not advance
Marathon N/A 2:06:00 7

Women's field edit

Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Enna Ben Abidi F40 Discus 27.08 WR -  
Javelin 24.68 -  
Shot put 6.88 -  
Hania Aidi F54/55 Discus 12.19 807 10
Javelin 12.22 948 4
Shot put 4.46 733 14
Thouraya Gharbi F44/46 Long jump 4.32 1074 4
Afrah Gomdi F40 Discus 25.73 -  
Javelin 32.05 WR -  
Shot put 7.47 WR -  
Fatma Kachroudi F37 Discus 26.15 702  

Media edit

Tunisian broadcasting rights for the 2004 Games were acquired before the start of the Games.[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Jeux paralympiques de Beijing 2008: la Tunisie sera représentée par 35 athlètes", Xinhua, August 27, 2008
  2. ^ Gilbert, Keith; Schantz, Otto J.; Schantz, Otto (2008-01-01). The Paralympic Games: Empowerment Or Side Show?. Meyer & Meyer Verlag. ISBN 9781841262659.

External links edit