Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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Tunisia at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Tunisia.svg
Flag of Tunisia
IPC codeTUN
NPCTunisian Paralympic Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24) – September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)
Competitors25 in 3 sports
Flag bearers Raoua Tlili
Walid Ktila
Medals
Gold
4
Silver
5
Bronze
2
Total
11
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Tunisia competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September, 2021.

Medalists[]

Main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Raoua Tlili Athletics Women's shot put F41 27 August
 Gold Walid Ktila Athletics Men's 100 metres T34 30 August
 Gold Raoua Tlili Athletics Women's discus throw F41 1 September
 Gold Walid Ktila Athletics Men's 800 metres T34 4 September
 Silver Ahmed Ben Moslah Athletics Men's shot put F37 27 August
 Silver Rouay Jebabli Athletics Men's 1500 metres T13 31 August
 Silver Yassine Guenichi Athletics Men's shot put F36 31 August
 Silver Mohamed Farhat Chida Athletics Men's 400 metres T38 31 August
 Silver Rima Abdelli Athletics Women's shot put F40 4 September
 Bronze Somaya Bousaid Athletics Women's 1500 metres T13 28 August
 Bronze Rouay Jebabli Athletics Men's 400 metres T12 2 September

Competitors[]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:[1]

# Sport Men Women Total Events
1 Athletics 10 13 23 34
2 Table tennis 1 0 1 1
3 Triathlon 1 0 1 1
Total 12 13 25 36

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

23 people in 34 events such as Rima Abdelli, Walid Ktila, Mohamed Farhat Chida, Yassine Gharbi, Sonia Mansour, Raoua Tlili and Hania Aidi are among the athletes to represent Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2]

Number Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Men's Track
1 Mohamed Farhat Chida Men's 100m T38 11.64 8 Q 11.63 7
2 Men's 400m T38 54.67 3 Q 50.33 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3 Walid Ktila Men's 100m T34 N/A 15.01 PR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
4 Men's 800m T34 1:46.59 1 Q
5 Men's 400m T12 DQ WPA 18.5a - Did not advance
6 Men's 1500m T12 N/A 3:59.99 9
7 Rouay Jebabli Men's 400m T12 48.69 PB 3 Q 48.01 PB 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
8 Men's 1500m T12 N/A 3:54.55 PB 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
9 Men's 5000m T12 N/A 16:00.15 6
10 Men's Marathon T12 -
11 Men's 5000m T12 N/A DNF -
12 Men's Marathon T12 -
Men's Field
13 Men's shot put F32 N/A 8.82 8
14 Men's Club Throw F32 N/A 30.24 10
15 Faouzi Rzig Men's Javelin Throw F34 N/A .31.12 8
16 Ahmed Ben Moslah Men's shot put F37 N/A 14.5 AR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
17 Yassine Guenichi Men's shot put F36 N/A 15.12 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
18 Mohamed Farhat Chida Men's Long Jump T38 N/A 6.36 6
Women's Track
19 Soumaya Bousaid Women's 1500m T13 4:52.04 6 Q 4:31.78 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
20 Sonia Mansour Women's 400m T38 1:04.73 5 Did Not Advance
Women's Field
21 Rima Abdelli Women's shot put F40 N/A
22 Nourhein Belhaj Salem Women's shot put F40 N/A
23 Women's shot put F40 N/A
24 Yousra ben Jemaa Women's javelin throw F34 N/A 16.04 4
25 Women's javelin throw F34 N/A 13.00 PB 8
26 Women's shot put F34 N/A 5.96 9
27 Raoua Tlili Women's discus throw F41 N/A 37.91 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
28 Women's shot put F41 N/A 10.55 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
29 Samar Ben Koelleb Women's discus throw F41 N/A 26.02 7
30 Women's shot put F41 N/A 9.18 PB 4
31 Fathia Amaimia Women's discus throw F41 N/A 29.04 PB 4
32 Fadhila Nafati Women's shot put F54 N/A 5.66 8
33 Women's club throw F51 N/A 11.90 7
34 Women's discus throw F53 N/A 10.77 9

Table tennis[]

Main article: Table Tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

One male competitor has been selected to compete in the Paralympics after winning in the African Para Table Tennis Championships in Alexandria. This will be the first time that Tunisia will be competing in table tennis at the Games.[3][4]

Athlete Event Preliminaries
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
 Lucas Creange (FRA) L 0-3   (ESP) L 0-3 9

Triathlon[]

Main article: Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Men's PTWC 1:05:44 8

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games | IPC".
  2. ^ https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/sport-and-npc-entries-by-event-tunisia.htm
  3. ^ "African Championships 2019". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 21 July 2019.
  4. ^ https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/table-tennis/event-schedule-men-s-singles-class-11.htm
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