Fatima Mokhtari

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Fatima Mokhtari
Full nameFatima Ahlem Mokhtari
Born (1999-06-14) 14 June 1999 (age 26)
El Bayadh, Algeria [1]
Gymnastics career
Country
represented
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Medal record
African Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Rabat Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville Team

Fatima Ahlem Mokhtari (born 14 June 1999) is an Algerian artistic gymnast. She represented Algeria at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and helped Algeria win team medals at the 2015 and 2019 African Games.

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Gymnastics career

Junior

Mokhtari placed 12th in the all-around at the 2014 African Junior Championships held in Pretoria, South Africa, [2] and helped Algeria win the team bronze medal. [3] She then represented Algeria at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. [4] She finished 40th in the all-around during the qualification round and did not advance into any finals. [5] At the 2014 Mediterranean Junior Championships, she finished 14th in the all-around. [6]

Senior

Mokhtari became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2015. She represented Algeria at the 2015 African Games and contributed on the vault and balance beam toward the team's bronze medal win. She qualified for the balance beam final and finished sixth. [7] She only competed on the balance beam at the 2016 African Championships and helped Algeria win the team bronze medal. [8]

Mokhtari returned to all-around competition at the 2018 African Championships and helped Algeria win the team bronze medal. She did not place in the all-around competition due to the two-per-country rule. She did qualify for the balance beam final and finished seventh. [9] She represented Algeria at the 2019 African Games and contributed on the vault and uneven bars to help the team win the silver medal behind Egypt. [10] Individually, she finished fifth in the vault final. [11]

Mokhtari competed at the 2021 African Championships in Cairo, and she placed fourth in the all-around competition and missed out on an Olympic berth. [12]

References

  1. "Fatima Ahlem Mokhtari". Olympedia . Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  2. "12th African Championships Junior WAG AA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. "12th African Championships Junior WAG Team" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  4. "Roster Released For Youth Olympic Games". International Gymnast Magazine . Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  5. "Artistic Gymnastics Women's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). Nanjing 2014. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  6. Hopkins, Lauren (7 September 2014). "Italian Juniors Win Big in Mediterranean Meet". The Gymternet. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  7. Hopkins, Lauren (9 September 2015). "2015 All-Africa Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  8. "13ÈME CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE DES NATIONS RESULTS WOMEN'S TEAM COMPETITION" (PDF). Gymnastics Results (in French). 24 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  9. Hopkins, Lauren (17 May 2018). "2018 African Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  10. "African Games (Gymnastics) Athlete Profile : Mokhtari Fatima Ahlem". 2019 African Games . Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  11. Hopkins, Lauren (30 August 2019). "2019 African Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  12. Hopkins, Lauren (27 May 2021). "Ibrahim and Daries Earn Continental Berths to Tokyo at African Championships". The Gymternet. Retrieved 17 June 2025.