Tunisia at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
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

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldRaoua TliliAthleticsWomen's shot put F4127 August
 GoldWalid KtilaAthleticsMen's 100 metres T3430 August
 GoldRaoua TliliAthleticsWomen's discus throw F411 September
 GoldWalid KtilaAthleticsMen's 800 metres T344 September
 SilverAhmed Ben MoslahAthleticsMen's shot put F3727 August
 SilverRouay JebabliAthleticsMen's 1500 metres T1331 August
 SilverYassine GuenichiAthleticsMen's shot put F3631 August
 SilverMohamed Farhat ChidaAthleticsMen's 400 metres T3831 August
 SilverRima AbdelliAthleticsWomen's shot put F404 September
 BronzeSomaya BousaidAthleticsWomen's 1500 metres T1328 August
 BronzeRouay JebabliAthleticsMen's 400 metres T122 September

Competitors

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

# Sport Men Women Total Events
1 Athletics10132334
2 Table tennis1011
3 Triathlon1011
Total12132536

Athletics

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 — 15.01 PR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
4 Men's 800m T34 1:46.59 1 Q
5 Achref Lahouel Men's 400m T12 DQ WPA 18.5a - did not advance
6 Achref Lahouel Men's 1500m T12 — 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 — 3:54.55 PB 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
9 Wajdi Boukhili Men's 5000m T12 — 16:00.15 6
10 Men's Marathon T12 -
11 Hatem Nasrallah Men's 5000m T12 — DNF -
12 Men's Marathon T12 -
Men's Field
13 Abdennacer Feidi Men's shot put F32 — 8.82 8
14 Men's Club Throw F32 — 30.24 10
15 Faouzi Rzig Men's Javelin Throw F34 — .31.12 8
16 Ahmed Ben Moslah Men's shot put F37 — 14.5 AR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
17 Yassine Guenichi Men's shot put F36 — 15.12 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
18 Mohamed Farhat Chida Men's Long Jump T38 — 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 —
22 Nourhein Belhaj Salem Women's shot put F40 —
23 Raja Jebali Women's shot put F40 —
24 Yousra ben Jemaa Women's javelin throw F34 — 16.04 4
25 Saoussen Ben Mbarek Women's javelin throw F34 — 13.00 PB 8
26 Women's shot put F34 — 5.96 9
27 Raoua Tlili Women's discus throw F41 — 37.91 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
28 Women's shot put F41 — 10.55 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
29 Samar Ben Koelleb Women's discus throw F41 — 26.02 7
30 Women's shot put F41 — 9.18 PB 4
31 Fathia Amaimia Women's discus throw F41 — 29.04 PB 4
32 Fadhila Nafati Women's shot put F54 — 5.66 8
33 Dhouha Chelhi Women's club throw F51 — 11.90 7
34 Bochra Rzouga Women's discus throw F53 — 10.77 9

Table tennis

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
Karim Gharsallah Men's singles C11  Lucas Creange (FRA) L 0-3  Eduardo Martinez Cuesta (ESP) L 0-3 9

Triathlon

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Fathi Zwoukhi Men's PTWC 1:05:44 8

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games | IPC".
  2. ↑ Sport & NPC Entries by Event - Tunisia Archived 30 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "African Championships 2019". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 21 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Table Tennis - Men's Singles - Class 11 Schedule Archived 29 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine
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