Fares Hamdi
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Fares Hamdi is a Paralympian
athlete
from Tunisia
competing mainly in category F37 long jump events.
Fares has competed in three Paralympic games, winning a medal at each one, always in a different event. His first success came in 2000
in Sydney
when he won the F37 long jump as well as competing in the T37 long jump. Four years later in Athens
he failed in his defence of a long jump gold but did pick up a gold medal as part of the successful Tunisian T35-38 4x400m really team. In his third games in 2008
he again failed in the long jump but this time was part of the bronze medal winning T35-38 4x100m team from Tunisia.
Paralympian
A Paralympian is an athlete who has participated in the Paralympic Games.A Paralympic athlete has a physical disability. The disability can be amputation, spinal cord injuries, visual impairment or cerebral palsy. An exception is the sighted guides for athletes with a visual impairment...
athlete
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
competing mainly in category F37 long jump events.
Fares has competed in three Paralympic games, winning a medal at each one, always in a different event. His first success came in 2000
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
when he won the F37 long jump as well as competing in the T37 long jump. Four years later in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
he failed in his defence of a long jump gold but did pick up a gold medal as part of the successful Tunisian T35-38 4x400m really team. In his third games in 2008
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
he again failed in the long jump but this time was part of the bronze medal winning T35-38 4x100m team from Tunisia.