Eya Guezguez

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Eya Guezguez
Personal information
NationalityTunisian
Born(2005-03-12)12 March 2005
M'saken, Tunisia
Died10 April 2022(2022-04-10) (aged 17)
Mediterranean Sea, near Tunis, Tunisia
Relatives Sarra Guezguez
(twin sister)
Sport
Sport Sailing
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2020

Eya Guezguez (12 March 2005 – 10 April 2022) was a Tunisian sailor. [1] She competed in the 49er FX event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Career

Eya Guezguez competed in the 49er FX event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, [2] along with her twin sister Sarra. [3] Eya was the youngest Tunisian at the Games, as Sarra was two minutes older than Eya, [4] and Eya was the team's skipper. [5] The pair finished 21st and last in the event, [4] and did not compete in the final three races of the event. [6]

Death

On 10 April 2022, Guezguez drowned whilst training, [4] at the age of 17. [7] [8] She had been training with her sister when their boat capsized in the waters near Tunis, [4] due to high winds. An investigation into her death has been launched. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Eya Guezguez". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Sailing: 49er FX Overall Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Eya Guezguez". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Eya Guezguez: Tunisian Olympic sailor dies aged 17 after training accident". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Sport nautique / Voile : la skippeuse tunisienne Eya Guezguez n'est plus". Anadolu Agency (in French). 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "JO Tokyo 2020 voile: le duo Sarra Guezguez et Eya Guezguez termine à la 21e et dernière place du skiff 49er FX". La Presse de Tunisie (in French). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Décès de la jeune skippeuse Eya Guezguez pendant son entraînement (in French)
  8. ↑ "Sailing: Skipper Eya Guezguez dies". Tunisie Numerique. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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