Afrah Gomdi

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Afrah Gomdi
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Javelin Throw - F40
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Shot Put - F40
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens Discus Throw - F40

Afrah Gomdi is a Paralympian athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category F40 throwing events.

Afrah competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens where she won gold medals in both the F40 javelin and shot put and picked up the silver in the F40 discus. [1]

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References

  1. "BBC SPORT | Other Sport | Paralympics | Golden double for Team GB". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-08.