Farhat Chida
Mohamed Farhat Chida (Arabic: محمد فرحات شيدة; born September 11, 1982) is a Paralympic athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category T38 sprint events.
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| Native name | محمد فرحات شيدة | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Mohamed Farhat Chida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 11, 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disability | Cerebral palsy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T38, F38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tunisian Federation of Sports for the Disabled: Tunis, TUN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Abdallah Machraoui [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biographies
Between 1990 and 1997, Mohamed competed in able bodied athletics and cycling, he was injured in a road accident in 2003 and diagnosed with cerebral palsy. He marked his debut in 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens.[2]
Achievements
He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a gold medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay – T35-38 event, a silver medal in the men's 200 metres – T38 event, a bronze medal in the men's 100 metres – T38 event and finished sixth in the men's 400 metres – T38 event.
He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's Long jump – F37-38 event, a gold medal in the men's 400 metres – T38 event, a silver medal in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay – T35-38 event, finished fifth in the men's 100 metres – T38 event and finished fourth in the men's 200 metres – T38 event.
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, UK, Mohamed Farhat won a gold medal in the men's 400 metres – T38 event.[3]
Athletics
- Men's 400 m T38
- Men's Long Jump – F37/38
- Men's 100 m T38
- Men's 200 m T38
- Hobbies
Travel, music, sport. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2010)
- Language(s) spoken
Arabic, French, English
- Club name
National Federation of Sports for the Disabled, Tunis, TUN
- Coach
Abdallah Machraoui (TUN) from 2010 (Athlete, 14 Dec 2010)
References
- "Mohamed Farhat Chida in IPC database". Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- "Farhat Chida Biographies in paralympic.org". Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- "Athlete Search Results in paralympic.org". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
External links
- Mohamed Farhat Chida at the International Paralympic Committee (also here)