Native Name: | محمد فرحات شيدة |
Birth Name: | Mohamed Farhat Chida |
Birth Date: | 11 September 1982 |
Weight Kg: | 75 |
Disability: | Cerebral palsy |
Disability Class: | T38, F38 |
Club: | Tunisian Federation of Sports for the Disabled: Tunis, TUN |
Coach: | Abdallah Machraoui [1] |
Mohamed Farhat Chida (ar|محمد فرحات شيدة; born September 11, 1982) is a Paralympic athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category T38 sprint events.
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]
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]
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National Federation of Sports for the Disabled, Tunis, TUN
Abdallah Machraoui (TUN) from 2010 (Athlete, 14 Dec 2010)