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Somaya Bousaid

Tunisian flag
Tunisia
Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
T13, F13

Further personal information

Residence
Tunis, TUN
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Arabic, French

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up Para athletics in 2005 in Tunis, Tunisia.
Why this sport?
A local coach recognised her potential.
Name of coach
Boubacar Ben Ali [national]

International debut

Year
2005
Competing for
Tunisia
Location
Tunis, TUN

General interest

Most influential person in career
Her coach. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2010)
Hero / Idol
Tunisian distance runner Mohammed Gammoudi. (IPC, 11 Dec 2009)
Impairment
She was born with a visual impairment. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2010)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 400 m T13 Heat 1 2
Women's 400 m T13 Final Round 4
Women's 800 m T12/13 Heat 2 1
Women's 800 m T12/13 Final Round 1
Women's 1500 m T13 Final Round 1
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 1500 m T13 Final 2011-01-25 1
Women's 400 m T13 Final 2011-01-29 2
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 400 m T13 Final Round 2012-09-03 2
Women's 100 m T13 Heat 1 2012-09-05 4
IPC Athletics 2015 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 400 m T13 Heat 1 2015-10-23 4
Women's 400 m T13 Final 1 2015-10-24 2
Women's 1500 m T13 Final 1 2015-10-30 1
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 1500 m T13 Heat 2 2016-09-08 2
Women's 1500 m T13 Final Round 2016-09-10 1
Women's 400 m T13 Final Round 2016-09-17 8
World Para Athletics Championships London 2017 (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 1500 m T13 Final 1 2017-07-14 2