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Native name | محمد فرحات شيدة |
Birth name | Mohamed Farhat Chida |
Born | September 11, 1982 |
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 |
Medal record
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Mohamed Farhat Chida (Arabic: محمد فرحات شيدة); born September 11, 1982) is a Paralympic athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category T38 sprint events.
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.
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.
Travel, music, sport. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2010)
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National Federation of Sports for the Disabled, Tunis, TUN
Abdallah Machraoui (TUN) from 2010 (Athlete, 14 Dec 2010)