Tunisia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics


Tunisia competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.

Background

Tunisia finished the 2016 Games ranked third all time for total medals won by African countries, with 74 all time, of which 32 were gold, 28 silver and 14 bronze. They were ahead of fourth ranked Zimbabwe who had 23 gold, 26 silver and 20 bronze medals for a total of 69 medals. They were behind second ranked Egypt who had 143 total medals, 45 gold, 43 silver and 55 bronze.
Tunisia also finished number one in terms of total medals won by an African country in Rio. They won 19 total medals. Their total number of gold medals, 7, put them second in Africa, behind Nigeria with 8.

Medalists

Gold medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Raoua TliliAthleticsWomen's shot put F419 September
Maroua BrahmiAthleticsWomen's club throw F31/329 September
Soumaya BousaidAthleticsWomen's 1500 m T1310 September
Abbes SaidiAthleticsMen's 1500 m T3810 September
Walid KtilaAthleticsMen's 100 m T3412 September
Raoua TliliAthleticsWomen's discus throw F4115 September
Maroua BrahmiAthleticsWomen's shot put F3217 September

Silver medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Samar Ben KoellebAthleticsWomen's shot put F419 September
Hania Aidi AthleticsWomen's shot put F5410 September
Najah ChouayaAthleticsWoman's 1500 m T1310 September
Rima Abdelli AthleticsWoman's shot put F4011 September
Hania Aidi AthleticsWomen's javelin throw F53/5413 September
Walid KtilaAthleticsMen's 800 metres T3414 September

Bronze medalists

Athletics

;Men
;Track & road events