Rima Abdelli

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Rima Abdelli
Personal information
Born24 February 1988 (1988-02-24) (age 35)
Madanin, Tunisia
Sport
CountryTunisia
Sport Para-athletics
DisabilityShort stature
Disability class F40
Event Shot put
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F40
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 London Shot put F40
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Doha Shot put F40

Rima Abdelli (born 24 February 1988 in Madanin) [1] [2] is a Tunisian Paralympic athlete of short stature and she competes in F40-classification events. [3] She represented Tunisia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the silver medal in the women's shot put F40 event. [3] [4] [5] In 2019, she qualified to represent Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.

At the 2015 World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, she won the bronze medal in the women's shot put F40 event. [5] Two years later, at the 2017 World Championships held in London, United Kingdom, she set a new personal best of 7.57m in the same event and she won the gold medal. [5] At the 2019 World Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, she finished in 4th place in this event with a distance of 7.79m. [6] [7] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she placed fifth in the women's shot put F40 event. [1]

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