Maroua Mathlouthi (born August 22, 1988 in Tunis) is a Tunisian swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events. She is a multiple-time Pan Arab Games champion, and a two-time gold medalist for her respective categories (800 m freestyle and 400 m individual medley) at the 2006 African Swimming Championships in Dakar, Senegal.[2][3] Mathlouthi had won a total of four medals, including three silver for the women's freestyle (200, 400, and 1500 m) at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria.[4][5]
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| Full name | Maroua Mathlouthi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Tunisia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 1988 Tunis, Tunisia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Individual medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Amiens Metropole Natation (FRA)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Southern Methodist University (U.S.)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mathlouthi was slated to compete in a medley double at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but withdrew from the competition for personal and health reasons.[6][7]
Mathlouthi also served as a varsity swimmer of the SMU Mustangs at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and a member of Amiens Metropole Natation in Amiens, France.[1] She is also the sister of Ahmed Mathlouthi, who competed in the men's 200 m freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Player Bio: Maroua Mathlouthi". SMU Mustangs. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ "South Africa Takes Medal Lead in Second Day of African Swimming Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 13 September 2006. Archived from the original on 25 January 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ "Maghreb athletes harvest more medals at Pan-Arab Games in Egypt". Magharebia. 14 November 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ "Du Toit continues her swimming legend in All-African Games". People's Daily Online (China). 18 July 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ "Melissa Corfe Prevails in 200 Free at All Africa Games". Swimming World Magazine. 13 July 2007. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ "Swimming: Women's 200m Individual Medley Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ "Swimming: Women's 400m Individual Medley Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ "Ahmed Mathlouthi". London 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
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