| Npc: | TUN |
| Npcname: | Tunisian Paralympic Committee |
| Games: | Paralympics |
| Gold: | 43 |
| Silver: | 38 |
| Bronze: | 22 |
Tunisia made its Paralympic Games debut at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul. It was represented by a single athlete, Monaam Elabed, who won two bronze medals in athletics. The country has competed in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, although it has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics. Tunisian competitors have only ever taken part in athletics events, with the sole exception of Dalila Tabai who competed in powerlifting in 2000.[1]
Tunisians have won a total of 23 gold medals, 22 silver and 9 bronze. The country's first gold medals came in 2000, when Wissam Ben Bahri took gold in the high jump, Ali Ghribi in the pentathlon, Fares Hamdi in the long jump, and Maher Bouallegue won three gold medals in running - in the 800 m, 1,500 m and 5,000 m races, in the T13 category for partially sighted athletes. In 2004, Bouallegue won three gold again - in the 1,500 m 5,000 m and 10,000 m events. The same year, Enna Ben Abidi took gold in the discus; Mohamed Charmi in the 1,500 m race in the T37 category; and Afrah Gomdi in both javelin and shot put. Tunisia also won gold in the men's 4x400 m race, in the T35-38 category. Most recently, in 2008, Somaya Bousaid won the 800 m and 1,500 m races in the T13 category, while Farhat Chida took gold in both the 400 m race (T38) and in the long jump. Mourad Idoudi won the club throw and discus (F32/51); Faouzi Rzig the javelin (F33/34/52); Raoua Tlili the shot put (F40); and Abderrahim Zhiou the 800 m (T12).[1]
Tunisia participated at the 1999 Arab Paralympics, held in Amman, Jordan. Tunisia won twelve gold medals, eight silver medals, and two bronze medals at the event. They finished fifth out of sixteen nations that competed at the games.[2]
Tunisia will be taking part in the 2012 Summer Paralympics, and the Tunisian Paralympic Committee have chosen Bedford as the UK training base for its Paralympians.[3]
See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table.
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 47 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 54 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 27 | ||
| 22 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 22 | ||
| 35 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 15 | ||
| 31 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 14 | ||
| 31 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 21 | ||
| 25 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 28 | ||
| Total | 43 | 38 | 22 | 103 | 33 | ||
Source:[4]
| Medal | Name(s) | Games | Sport | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 400m C6 | |||||
| Men's 3000m cross country C6 | |||||
| Men's long jump MH | |||||
| Men's discus throw F36 | |||||
| Men's 800m T13 | |||||
| Men's 1500m T13 | |||||
| Men's 5000m T13 | |||||
| Men's high jump F20 | |||||
| Men's long jump F37 | |||||
| Men's pentathlon P58 | |||||
| Men's long jump F20 | |||||
| Men's shot put F20 | |||||
| Women's discus throw F58 | |||||
| Women's shot put F58 | |||||
| Men's discus throw F58 | |||||
| Men's 1500m T13 | |||||
| Men's 1500m T37 | |||||
| Men's 5000m T12 | |||||
| Men's 10000m T13 | |||||
| Men's relay T35-38 | |||||
| Women's shot put F40 | |||||
| Women's discus throw F40 | |||||
| Women's javelin throw F40 | |||||
| Men's 200m T38 | |||||
| Men's 800m T12 | |||||
| Men's 800m T37 | |||||
| Men's 800m T38 | |||||
| Men's discus throw F37 | |||||
| Women's discus throw F40 | |||||
| Women's javelin throw F40 | |||||
| Men's 100m T38 | |||||
| Women's shot put F40 | |||||
| Women's discus throw F37 | |||||
| Men's 400m T38 | |||||
| Men's 800m T12 | |||||
| Men's long jump F37-38 | |||||
| Men's club throw F32/51 | |||||
| Men's discus throw F32/51 | |||||
| Men's javelin throw F33-34/52 | |||||
| Women's 800m T12-13 | |||||
| Women's 1500m T13 | |||||
| Women's shot put F40 | |||||
| Men's 400m T38 | |||||
| Mohamed Fouzai | Men's 5000m T46 | ||||
| Men's 10000m T12 | |||||
| Men's javelin throw F33-34/52 | |||||
| Men's shot put F32 | |||||
| Women's 100m T38 | |||||
| Women's 200m T38 | |||||
| Women's discus throw F40 | |||||
| Women's javelin throw F54-56 | |||||
| Men's T35-38 | |||||
| Men's pentathlon P12 | |||||
| Women's discus throw F32-34/51-53 | |||||
| Men's 400m T12 | |||||
| Men's 800m T12 | |||||
| Men's 1500m T13 | |||||
| Men's 100m T34 | |||||
| Men's 200m T34 | |||||
| Men's 400m T38 | |||||
| Women's 400m T37 | |||||
| Women's club throw F31/32/51 | |||||
| Women's shot put F40 | |||||
| Men's 5000m T12 | |||||
| Men's 800m T37 | |||||
| Women's 400m T13 | |||||
| Women's discus throw F40 | |||||
| Women's javelin throw F54/55/56 | |||||
| Men's marathon T12 | |||||
| Men's 1500m T37 | |||||
| Men's discus throw F51/52/53 | |||||
| Women's 100m T37 | |||||
| Women's shot put F32/34 | |||||
| Men's 100m T34 | |||||
| Men's 1500m T38 | |||||
| Women's 1500m T13 | |||||
| Women's shot put F32 | |||||
| Women's shot put F41 | |||||
| Women's discus throw F38 | |||||
| Women's club throw F31/32 | |||||
| Men's 800m T34 | |||||
| Women's 1500m T13 | |||||
| Women's shot put F40 | |||||
| Women's shot put F41 | |||||
| Women's shot put F54 | |||||
| Women's javelin throw F54 | |||||
| Men's 400m T54 | |||||
| Men's 5000m T13 | |||||
| Men's shot put F40 | |||||
| Women's 400m T37 | |||||
| Women's shot put F54 | |||||
| Women's discus throw F41 | |||||
| Women's shot put F41 | |||||
| Men's 100 metres T34 | |||||
| Women's discus throw F41 | |||||
| Men's 800 metres T34 | |||||
| Men's shot put F37 | |||||
| Men's 1500 metres T13 | |||||
| Men's shot put F36 | |||||
| Men's 400 metres T38 | |||||
| Women's 1500 metres T13 | |||||
| Men's 400 metres T12 |