Farah Boufadene

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Farah Boufadene
Nickname(s)Faramineuse, Farounette
Born (1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 (age 26)
Saint-Étienne, Frace
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) [1]
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
(2013–2014 (FRA)
2015–2016 (ALG))
Former countries representedFlag of France.svg  France
ClubAvoine Beaumont Gymnastique
Head coach(es)Gina Chirlicenco
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville Vault
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 BrazzavilleUneven bars
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 BrazzavilleTeam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 BrazzavilleAll-around
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 BrazzavilleBalance beam

Farah Boufadene (born 11 March 1999) is a Algerian former artistic gymnast. She represented her native France until the beginning of 2015 when she switched to representing Algeria. Boufadene participated at the 2015 World Championships and qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics, where she placed 59th in the all-around in the qualifying stage of the competition. She won five medals at the 2015 All-Africa Games, including the vault and uneven bars titles.

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Early life

Boufadene was born on 11 March 1999, in Saint-Étienne. Her father is an immigrant from Algeria, and she has a younger brother named Ishane. She began gymnastics when she was five years old and trained in her hometown. [2] [3]

Gymnastics career

Boufadene won the all-around title in her age group at the 2010 French Championships. [3] She missed most of the 2013 season due to a knee injury. She returned to competition in December 2013 and tied with Ellie Downie for the bronze medal on the uneven bars at the 2013 Gymnasiade. [4] She was injured again in February 2014 and did not compete again until November at the Elite Gym Massilia. [5] There, she finished 15th in the open all-around competition. [6]

Boufadene became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2015. She injured her ankle at the 2015 French Championships in March and withdrew from the competition. [5] In May, she requested a nationality change to Algeria, which was approved by the International Gymnastics Federation. [7] With this decision, she also moved to Avoine to train at Avoine Beaumont Gymnastique. [2] She made her debut for Algeria at the 2015 All-Africa Games and helped the team win the bronze medal. She also won the bronze medal in the all-around, behind Kirsten Beckett and Nancy Taman. She then won gold medals in the vault and uneven bars finals, and another bronze medal in the balance beam final. [8] [9]

Boufadene competed at the 2015 World Championships and finished 70th in the all-around during the qualification round with a total score of 51.965. [10] As the highest finishers from an African country, she received a guaranteed berth to the 2016 Summer Olympics for continental representation. [11]

The Algerian Olympic Committee granted her a scholarship to train at Gym-Richelieu in Quebec from January to August 2016. [12] She injured her back at the 2016 African Championship on the vault. [13] [11] As a result, she withdrew from the 2016 Olympic Test Event. [11] Despite still being injured, [13] she represented Algeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the country's youngest athlete. [2] She became the first female artistic gymnast to compete for Algeria at an Olympic Games. [3] She finished 59th in the all-around during the qualification round and did not advance into any finals. [14] [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Farah Boufadene". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Bret, Denis (18 May 2016). "Farah défendra les couleurs de l'Algérie aux JO" [Farah will defend Algeria's colors at the Olympics]. Le Progres (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Montagnon, Mathilde (4 August 2016). "JO de Rio 2016 : Farah Boufadène, une gymnaste stéphanoise sous les couleurs de l'Algérie" [Rio 2016 Olympics: Farah Boufadène, a gymnast from Saint-Étienne representing Algeria]. France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Quinson, Françoise (7 December 2013). "Farah Boufadene sur le podium" [Farah Boufadene on the podium]. Le Progres (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Boufadene Farah - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (17 November 2014). "2014 Élite Gym Massilia Report and Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "FIG Executive Committee Official News: May 2015". International Gymnastics Federation . 14 May 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "All Africa Games (gymnastics) - Algeria Snatches Three Gold Medals". All Africa. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  9. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (9 September 2015). "2015 All-Africa Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Women's Qualification All-Around Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 Hopkins, Lauren (19 September 2016). "The Stories of the Olympic Pioneers". The Gymternet. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "l'Algérienne Farah Boufadene préparera les JO au Canada" [Algerian Farah Boufadene to prepare for the Olympics in Canada]. Algerie 360 (in French). 11 December 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  13. 1 2 3 "JO-2016 : 59e et dernière place pour la gymnaste Boufadene" [2016 Olympics: 59th and last place for gymnast Boufadene]. Algerie Patriotque (in French). 8 May 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics: Women's Qualification Subdivision 2 Results". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
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