Maroua Brahmi

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]

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

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. "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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