Farah Boufadene

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Farah Boufadene
Full nameFarah Boufadene
Nickname(s)Faramineuse, Farounette
Country representedFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Former countries representedFlag of France.svg  France
Born (1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 (age 24)
Hometown Saint-Étienne, France
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) [1]
Weight55 kg (121 lb) [1]
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2015–present
ClubAvoine Beaumont Gymnastique
Head coach(es)Gina Chirlicenco
Medal record
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville vault
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville uneven bars
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville Team all-around
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville Individual all-around
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville balance beam

Farah Boufadene (born 11 March 1999) is an Algerian artistic gymnast, representing her nation in international competitions upon transferring an allegiance from her native France at the beginning of 2015. Boufadene participated at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow, [2] and eventually qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics, where she placed fifty-ninth in the qualifying stage of the competition with scores of 12.533 on the vault, 12.200 on the uneven bars, 10.600 on the balance beam, and 11.100 on the floor exercise. [1] [3]

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References

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