Amira Ben Chaabane (Arabic: أميرة بن شعبان; born 29 May 1990) is a Tunisian sabre fencer;[1] gold medallist at the 2010 African Fencing Championships. She qualified to the individual event of the 2012 Summer Olympics as one of the best top-ranked fencers of the African zone. She was defeated 15-12 in the first round by Chen Xiaodong of China.[1] In 2019, she won the African Fencing Championships again.[2][3][4]
| Amira Ben Chaabane | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 May 1990 Tunis, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | tunisian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | sabre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National coach | Emil Oancea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | ASFT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Amira Ben Chaabane Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ "Besbes winning streak ends at African Fencing Championships as compatriot claims women's sabre title". www.insidethegames.biz. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ "Fencing Worldwide". www.fencingworldwide.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ "Fencing - BEN CHAABANE Amira". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
External links
edit- Amira Ben Chaabane at the International Fencing Federation
- Amira Ben Chaabane at Olympics.com
- Amira Ben Chaabane at Olympedia
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