Amira Ben Chaabane

Amira Ben Chaabane
Born (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 34)
Tunis, Tunisia
Nationalitytunisian
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Weaponsabre
Handright-handed
National coachEmil Oancea
ClubASFT
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's sabre
Representing  Tunisia
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tunis Individual
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bamako Individual
Silver medal – second place 2011 Cairo Individual
Silver medal – second place 2012 Casablanca Individual
Silver medal – second place 2014 Cairo Individual
Silver medal – second place 2015 Cairo Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Dakar Individual

Amira Ben Chaabane (Arabic: أميرة بن شعبان; born 29 May 1990) is a Tunisian sabre fencer;[1] gold medallist at the 2010 African Fencing Championships. She qualified to the individual event of the 2012 Summer Olympics as one of the best top-ranked fencers of the African zone. She was defeated 15-12 in the first round by Chen Xiaodong of China.[1] In 2019, she won the African Fencing Championships again.[2][3][4]

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Amira Ben Chaabane Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  2. ^ "Besbes winning streak ends at African Fencing Championships as compatriot claims women's sabre title". www.insidethegames.biz. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  4. ^ "Fencing Worldwide". www.fencingworldwide.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  5. ^ "Fencing - BEN CHAABANE Amira". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-17.