Farhat Chida

Mohamed Farhat Chida (Arabic: محمد فرحات شيدة; born September 11, 1982) is a Paralympic athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category T38 sprint events.

Farhat Chida

Personal information
Native name	محمد فرحات شيدة
Birth name	Mohamed Farhat Chida
Born	(1982-09-11) September 11, 1982 (age 42)
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
Sport
Disability	Cerebral palsy
Disability class	T38, F38
Club	Tunisian Federation of Sports for the Disabled: Tunis, TUN
Coached by	Abdallah Machraoui [1]
Medal record Men's para-athletics Representing  Tunisia Paralympic Games 2004 Athens 4x400 m T35–38 2008 Beijing Long jump F37–38 2008 Beijing 400 m T38 2012 London 400 m T38 2004 Athens 200 m T38 2004 Athens 100 m T38 2008 Beijing 4x100 m T35–38 IPC World Championships 2011 Christchurch 400m T38 2006 Assen 100m T38 2006 Assen 200m T38 2011 Christchurch Long Jump T37-38 2011 Christchurch 200m T38

Biographies

Between 1990 and 1997, Mohamed competed in able bodied athletics and cycling, he was injured in a road accident in 2003 and diagnosed with cerebral palsy. He marked his debut in 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens.^[2]

Achievements

He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a gold medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay – T35-38 event, a silver medal in the men's 200 metres – T38 event, a bronze medal in the men's 100 metres – T38 event and finished sixth in the men's 400 metres – T38 event.

He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's Long jump – F37-38 event, a gold medal in the men's 400 metres – T38 event, a silver medal in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay – T35-38 event, finished fifth in the men's 100 metres – T38 event and finished fourth in the men's 200 metres – T38 event.

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, UK, Mohamed Farhat won a gold medal in the men's 400 metres – T38 event.^[3]

Athletics

• Men's 400 m T38
• Men's Long Jump – F37/38
• Men's 100 m T38
• Men's 200 m T38

Hobbies

Travel, music, sport. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2010)

Language(s) spoken

Arabic, French, English

Club name

National Federation of Sports for the Disabled, Tunis, TUN

Coach

Abdallah Machraoui (TUN) from 2010 (Athlete, 14 Dec 2010)

See also

• Tunisia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
• Tunisia at the Paralympics

References

1. "Mohamed Farhat Chida in IPC database". Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
2. "Farhat Chida Biographies in paralympic.org". Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
3. "Athlete Search Results in paralympic.org". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-12-18.

External links

• Mohamed Farhat Chida at the International Paralympic Committee
• Mohamed Farhat Chida at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)