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| Born | 16 September 1986 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Tunisia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Racewalking | ||||||||||||||
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Olfa Lafi (born 16 September 1986) is a Tunisian race walker. [1]
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Racewalking | ||||||||||||||
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Olfa Lafi (born 16 September 1986) is a Tunisian race walker. [1]
She first competed at the 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships held in Tunis and Radès, Tunisia where she won the bronze medal in the women's 10 kilometres walk event. [2]
In 2009, she competed in the African Race Walking Championships where she won the silver medal in the women's 20 kilometres walk. [3]
In 2011, she won the silver medal in the women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique.
She won a medal at the Arab Athletics Championships in the women's 10 kilometres walk on several occasions: she won the gold medal in 2013 and the silver medal both in 2009 and in 2015.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2005 | African Junior Athletics Championships | Tunis and Radès, Tunisia | 3rd | 10 km walk | 53:53.19 |
| 2009 | African Race Walking Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:37:58.2 |
| Arab Athletics Championships | Damascus, Syria | 2nd | 10 km walk | 49:45.6 | |
| 2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:41.25 |
| Pan Arab Games | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 10 km walk | 50:07.49 | |
| 2012 | African Championships in Athletics | Porto-Novo, Benin | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:46:17 |
| 2013 | Arab Athletics Championships | Damascus, Syria | 1st | 10 km walk | 50:34 |
| Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 5th | 20 km walk | 1:52:45 | |
| 2014 | African Championships in Athletics | Marrakesh, Morocco | 7th | 20 km walk | 1:51:32 |
| 2015 | Arab Athletics Championships | Isa Town, Bahrain | 2nd | 10 km walk | 50:45.9 |
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