Najah Chouaya
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Tunisia |
| Born | January 10, 1988 Gabes, Tunisia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability | Visual impairment |
| Disability class | B3 |
| Coached by | Abdalah Machraoui |
Medal record | |
Najah Chouaya (born January 10, 1988) is a Tunisian runner and Paralympic athlete. She won a silver medal for Tunisia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the Women's 1500 metres - T13.
Biography[edit]
Chouaya was born on January 10, 1988, in Gabes, Tunisia, with congenital blindness.[1]
Career[edit]
2006 IPC Athletics World Championships[edit]
At the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships in Assen, Chouaya participated in three events. On September 4, she competed the 200 metres in 27.12 seconds,[2] placing sixth.[1] On September 6, she came fourth[1] in the 100 metres with a time of 13.42 seconds.[2] Her final event was the 400 metre-race on September 8, where she placed eighth[1] with a time of 59.92 seconds.[2]
2016 Paralympic Games[edit]
On September 10, 2016, Chouaya participated at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro as one of thirty-one athletes competing for Tunisia.[3] She came second in the Women's 1500 metres - T13 event, winning the silver medal with a time of 4:30.52. Chouaya was second to fellow Tunisian athlete Soumaya Bousaid, who won gold.[4][5]
2017 World Para Athletics Championships[edit]
On July 14, 2017, Chouaya competed at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London in the Women's 1500 metres - T13.[6] She won bronze with a time of 4:46.16, a season's best for her.[7] She came behind Bousaid in second and Sanaa Benhama in first.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "CHOUAYA Najah - Athlete Bio". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "IPC Athletics World Championships Assen" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Docplayer. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ Bellamine, Yassine (8 September 2016). "Jeux paralympiques 2016: La Tunisie espère finir "dans les 5 premières places" (PHOTOS, VIDÉOS)". Al HuffPost Maghreb (in French). Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ Sghaier, Mohamed Ali (10 September 2016). "Jeux Paralympiques : Somaya Bousaid remporte l'Or, Najah Chouaya en Argent !". Tunis Webdo (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Paralympiques-2016: Louis Radius offre du bronze à la France". Le Point (in French). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ Scarr, Georgia (18 July 2017). "World Para Athletics Championships: Day 1-4". Runner's World. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "WOMEN'S 1500M T13 RESULTS" (PDF). Paralympic.org. London. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "World Para Athletics 2017: Morocco Wins 2 Golds, More to Come". The North Africa Post. London. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
External links[edit]
- Najah Chouaya at the International Paralympic Committee
- Najah Chouaya at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Tunisian female sprinters
- Paralympic athletes for Tunisia
- Paralympic athletes (track and field) with a vision impairment
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Paralympic silver medalists for Tunisia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- People from Gabès
- Tunisian female middle-distance runners
- 21st-century Tunisian women
- 21st-century Tunisian people