Farah Boufadene (born 11 March 1999) is a retired Algerian artistic gymnast. She represented her native France until the beginning of 2015 before switching to represent Algeria. Boufadene participated at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow,[2] and eventually qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics, where she placed fifty-ninth in the qualifying stage of the competition with scores of 12.533 on the vault, 12.200 on the uneven bars, 10.600 on the balance beam, and 11.100 on the floor exercise.[1][3]

Farah Boufadene
Full nameFarah Boufadene
Nickname(s)Faramineuse, Farounette
Country represented Algeria
Former countries represented France
Born (1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 (age 25)
HometownSaint-Étienne, France
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2013–2014 (FRA)
2015–2016 (ALG)
ClubAvoine Beaumont Gymnastique
Head coach(es)Gina Chirlicenco
Medal record
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville Vault
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville Uneven bars
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville Balance beam

References

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  1. ^ a b "Farah Boufadene". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. ^ "2015 World Gymnastics Championships Athlete Profiles – Farah Boufadene". 2015worldgymnastics.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics: Women's Qualification Subdivision 2 Results". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
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