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Country | Tunisia | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para-athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Disability class | F54 | |||||||||||||||||
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Fadhila Nafati is a Tunisian Paralympic athlete. [1] She represented Tunisia at the Summer Paralympics in 2012, 2016 and 2021. She won the bronze medal in the women's shot put F54 event in 2016. [1] [2]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Tunisia | |||||
2016 | Summer Paralympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | Shot put | 6.38 m |
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