Raoua Tlili

Raoua Tlili

Personal information
Native name	روعة التليلي
Birth name	Raoua Tlili
Born	October 5, 1989
Residence	Gafsa, Tunisia
Years active	2006–2012 (Track and field F40)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb; 8 st 0 lb)
Sport
Club	Tunisian Federation of Sports for the Disabled, Gafsa, TUN
Coached by	Mohamed Yahia
Medal record Track and field (F40) Competitor for  Tunisia Paralympic Games 2012 London Shot put - F40 2008 Beijing Discus throw - F40 2012 London Discus throw - F40 2008 Beijing Shot Put - F40 IPC World Championships 2011 Christchurch Shot Put F40 2015 Doha Discus throw F41 2015 Doha Shot put F41 2011 Christchurch Discus Throw F40 2006 Discus Throw F40

Raoua Tlili (Arabic: روعة التليلي‎) is a Paralympian athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category F40 shot put and discus events.

Life

Tlili competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a silver medal in the women's shot put F40 event and a gold medal in the women's discus throw F40 event.

Tlili also competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, UK. There she won a gold medal in the women's shot put F40 event and a silver medal in the women's discus throw F40 event.

Menggenjimisu was beaten to the gold by Raoua Tlili on 15 September in a reversal of the earlier positions. Tlili established a new World Record of 8.95 to beat Jimisu.^[1]

IPC world records

Since September 15, 2008, Raoua is the owner of IPC world records of 8.95 in Shot put category F40.

Athletics

• Women's Shot Put - F40
• Women's Discus Throw - F40

References

1. Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Athletics Women's Shot Put F40, Paralympics.org, retrieved 23 November 2013

External links

• Results for Raoua Tlili from the International Paralympic Committee