Medal record | ||
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Paralympic athletics | ||
Representing Tunisia | ||
Paralympic Games | ||
1996 Atlanta | Discus Throw - F36 |
Abdel Jabbar Dhifallah is a paralympic athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category F37 javelin events.
Abdel Jabbar has been a part of three Tunisian teams at the Paralympics. His first games were in 1996 when he competed in the javelin and discus, finishing seventh in the javelin but winning silver in the discus. He then missed the 2000 games but did compete in javelin in both 2004 where he finished fourth and 2008 where he finished ninth. [1]
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