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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
T54
Further personal information
Languages
Arabic, French
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up Para athletics at a rehabilitation centre in Tunisia in 2009. He began practising wheelchair racing a year later.
Why this sport?
He practised weightlifting prior to his accident and initially got into Para sports for social integration. "I felt hopeless and empty in many moments, but Para sport quickly filled this void. I left everything and devoted myself to training."
International debut
Year
2010
Competing for
Tunisia
General interest
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning a bronze medal in the T54 400m event at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)
Most influential person in career
Coach Abdallah Mechraoui. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)
Hero / Idol
Tunisian swimmer Oussama Mellouli. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)
Awards and honours
He was named Best Para Athlete of the Year at the 2015 Olympic Torch Awards in Tunisia. (letemps.com.tn, 25 Oct 2015)
Impairment
In 2009 he was involved in a train accident which resulted in the amputation of both of his legs. (albayan.ae, 26 Dec 2018)
Other information
TURNING POINT
He said not winning medals at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, Qatar, helped inspire him to train even harder. "I tried to make a new start in my life after 2015, and the first challenge was qualify for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. I started training for long hours every day, and despite the difficult circumstances, I succeeded in achieving a bronze medal in the T54 400m. And then I told myself the bronze was not enough, so I set a new challenge for the 2017 World Championships in London. I managed to win four medals, including two gold medals [in the T54 200m and T54 400m]." (albayan.ae, 26 Dec 2018)
He said not winning medals at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, Qatar, helped inspire him to train even harder. "I tried to make a new start in my life after 2015, and the first challenge was qualify for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. I started training for long hours every day, and despite the difficult circumstances, I succeeded in achieving a bronze medal in the T54 400m. And then I told myself the bronze was not enough, so I set a new challenge for the 2017 World Championships in London. I managed to win four medals, including two gold medals [in the T54 200m and T54 400m]." (albayan.ae, 26 Dec 2018)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2015-10-23 | 9999 | |
| Men's 5000 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2015-10-25 | 9 | |
| Men's 5000 m T54 | Final 1 | 2015-10-26 | 9999 | |
| Men's 400 m T54 | Final 1 | 2015-10-27 | 5 | |
| Men's 400 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2015-10-27 | 3 | |
| Men's 800 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2015-10-28 | 8 | |
| Men's 800 m T54 | Semifinal 2 | 2015-10-29 | 5 | |
| Men's 800 m T54 | Final 1 | 2015-10-29 | 7 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-11 | 3 | |
| Men's 1500 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-12 | 5 | |
| Men's 400 m T54 | Final Round | 2016-09-12 | 3 | |
| Men's 800 m T54 | Heat 3 | 2016-09-14 | 2 | |
| Men's 800 m T54 | Final Round | 2016-09-15 | 9999 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 m T54 | Final 1 | 2017-07-16 | 2 | |
| Men's 1500 m T54 | Heat 3 | 2017-07-16 | 7 | |
| Men's 800 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2017-07-17 | 1 | |
| Men's 200 m T54 | Final 1 | 2017-07-18 | 1 | |
| Men's 200 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2017-07-18 | 1 | |
| Men's 400 m T54 | Heat 3 | 2017-07-19 | 1 | |
| Men's 400 m T54 | Final 1 | 2017-07-20 | 1 | |
| Men's 800 m T54 | Final 1 | 2017-07-21 | 3 |