Farhat Chida
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disability | Cerebral Palsy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T38, F38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tunisian Federation of Sports for the Disabled: Tunis, TUN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Abdallah Machraoui [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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)