Maroua Brahmi
Personal information
Native nameمروى براهمي
Birth nameMaroua Brahmi
Born (1988-09-19) September 19, 1988
Gafsa, Tunisia
Years active2009–2019 (Track and field F32)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
DisabilityCerebral palsy
Disability classF32
ClubTunisian Federation of Sports for the Disabled: Gafsa, TUN
Coached byMohammed Yahya
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Tunisia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Club throw F31/32/51
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Shot Put F32/33/34
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio Club throw F32
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio Shot Put F32
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Christchurch Club throw F31/32/51
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon Club throw F31/32/51
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha Club throw F32
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha Shot put F32
Gold medal – first place2017 LondonShot put F32
Gold medal – first place2019 DubaiClub throw F32
Silver medal – second place2017 LondonClub throw F32
Silver medal – second place2023 ParisClub throw F32

Maroua Brahmi (Arabic: مروى براهمي, born September 19, 1988) is a Paralympic athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category F32 throwing events. She was the 2016 Paralympic Champion in club throw category F32 and the F32 shot put.[1]

Career

Impaired with cerebral palsy, Brahmi took to sport in 2008,[1] she made her international debut in 2009,[1] her first major international competition was at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Christchurch, New Zealand, where she won a gold medal in the F31/F32/F51 club throw,[2] she also came 11th in the F32/F34 shot put.[1]

Brahmi competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, UK. There she won a gold medal in Women's club throw F31/32/51 and a bronze medal in the Women's shot put F32/33/34.[3]

At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France, on winning the gold medal in the club throw she broke the world record when throwing 24.15 meters,[4] she also finished 4th in the shot put.[1]

In the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar, she won gold again in the club throw[1] she actually only beat Algerian thrower Mounia Gasmi by 4 centimeters[5] and she followed that with the gold medal in the F32 shot put[6]

She also managed to win two gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, firstly winning the F32 club throw in a new world record distance of 26.93 meters, and again beating Mounia Gasmi who had to settle for silver medal again,[7] then eight days later she won the F32 shot put throwing 5.76 meters[8] which was a new Paralympic record, her nearest opponent was over a meter behind.[9]

Athletics

  • Women's Club Throw - F31/32/51
  • Women's Shot Put - F32/33/34
  • Women's Club throw F32
  • Women's Shot put F32

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Maroua Ibrahmi - Bio". paralympic.org. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "2011 IPC Athletics World Championships". scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Results". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lyon 2013 - Day five evening review". paralympic.org. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Doha 2015 Results". paralympic.org. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Doha 2015 Results". paralympic.org. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Women's Club Throw F32". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Women's shot put -F32". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Paralympic shot put records". paralympic.org. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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