Mohamed Nidhal Khelifi

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Mohamed Nidhal Khelifi
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Khelifi at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
NationalityTunisian
Born (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 29) [1]
Sport
Sport Para-athletics
Disability class T53
Event
Wheelchair racing
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Kobe 800 m T53
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 New Delhi 800 m T20
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 Kobe 100 m T53
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 Kobe 400 m T53

Mohamed Nidhal Khelifi (born 12 August 1996) is a Tunisian T53 wheelchair racer. He represented Tunisia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

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Career

In May 2024, Khelifi competed at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and won a silver medal in the 800 metre T53 event, and bronze medals in the 100 metres T53 and 400 metres T53 events. [2] [3] He then represented Tunisia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and finished in seventh place in the 100 metres T53 event and eighth place in the 800 metres T53 event with an area record time of 1:42.50. [1]

He competed at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships and won a silver medal in the 800 metre T53 event with an African record time of 1:37.15. [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mohamed Nidhal Khelifi". paralympic.org. Retrieved 5 October 2025. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
  2. "Kobe 2024: Aitchison, Athmani lead record-breaking Thursday". Paralympic.org. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. "Mondiaux paralympiques : Mohamed Nidhal Khelifi décroche la médaille de bronze". tuniscope.com (in French). 22 May 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  4. "New Delhi 2025: Day nine medallists". paralympic.org. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  5. "World para-athletics: money and an African record for Nidhal Khelifi". webdo.tn. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.