title: Tunisia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
text: # 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
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Raoua Tlili | Athletics | Women's shot put F41 | 9 September |
  | Gold | Maroua Brahmi | Athletics | Women's club throw F31/32 | 9 September |
  | Gold | Soumaya Bousaid | Athletics | Women's 1500 m T13 | 10 September |
  | Gold | Abbes Saidi | Athletics | Men's 1500 m T38 | 10 September |
  | Gold | Walid Ktila | Athletics | Men's 100 m T34 | 12 September |
  | Gold | Raoua Tlili | Athletics | Women's discus throw F41 | 15 September |
  | Gold | Maroua Brahmi | Athletics | Women's shot put F32 | 17 September |
  
  ### Silver medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Silver | Samar Ben Koelleb | Athletics | Women's shot put F41 | 9 September |
  | Silver | Hania Aidi | Athletics | Women's shot put F54 | 10 September |
  | Silver | Najah Chouaya | Athletics | Woman's 1500 m T13 | 10 September |
  | Silver | Rima Abdelli | Athletics | Woman's shot put F40 | 11 September |
  | Silver | Hania Aidi | Athletics | Women's javelin throw F53/54 | 13 September |
  | Silver | Walid Ktila | Athletics | Men's 800 metres T34 | 14 September |
  
  ### Bronze medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bronze | Fadhila Nafati | Athletics | Woman's shot put F54 | 10 September |
  | Bronze | Yassine Gharbi | Athletics | Men's 400 m T54 | 12 September |
  | Bronze | Neda Bahi | Athletics | Women's 400 m T37 | 13 September |
  | Bronze | Bilel Aloui | Athletics | Men's 5000 m T13 | 15 September |
  | Bronze | Fathia Amaimia | Athletics | Women's discus throw F41 | 15 September |
  | Bronze | Smaali Bouaabid | Athletics | Men's shot put F40 | 16 September |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  ### Track & road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Walid Ktila | 100 m | 15.44 | 1 Q | 15.14 | |
  | Walid Ktila | 800 m | 1:46.28 | 1 Q | 1:40.31 | |
  