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Hania Aidi

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Tunisia
Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
F54

Further personal information

Residence
Tunis, TUN
Languages
Arabic, French

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up athletics at age 26 in Sfax, Tunisia.
Why this sport?
Initially she got into sport for social benefits.

International debut

Year
2004
Competing for
Tunisia
Tournament
Paralympic Games
Location
Athens, GRE

General interest

Most influential person in career
Coach Dali Ben Zina. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)
Hero / Idol
Tunisian athlete Habiba Ghribi. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)
Awards and honours
She was Tunisia's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (myinfo.rio2016.com, 06 Sep 2016)
Impairment
In 1997 she sustained spinal cord injuries due to a medical error. (leconomistemaghrebin.com, 14 Sep 2016; Athlete, 14 Dec 2010)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Shot Put F54/55 Final Round 14
Women's Discus Throw F54/55 Final Round 10
Women's Javelin F54/55 Final Round 4
IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Shot Put F54 Final Round 4
Women's Javelin F54/55/56 Final Round 4
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Shot Put F54-56 Final Round 4
Women's Javelin F54-56 Final Round 2
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Javelin F54-56 Final 2011-01-27 1
Women's Shot Put F54-56 Final 2011-01-29 5
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Shot Put F54-56 Final Round 2012-09-01 5
Women's Javelin F54-56 Final Round 2012-09-05 2
IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Shot Put F54 Final 1 2013-07-22 3
Women's Javelin F54-56 Final 1 2013-07-25 1
IPC Athletics 2015 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Javelin F54 Final 1 2015-10-23 1
Women's Shot Put F54 Final 1 2015-10-25 4
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Shot Put F54 Final Round 2016-09-10 2
Women's Javelin F54 Final Round 2016-09-13 2
World Para Athletics Championships London 2017 (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Javelin F54 Final 1 2017-07-16 2
Women's Shot Put F54 Final 1 2017-07-18 2