Amira Ben Chaabane

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]

Amira Ben Chaabane
Born (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990
Tunis, Tunisia
Nationalitytunisian
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Weaponsabre
Handright-handed
National coachEmil Oancea
ClubASFT
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's sabre
Representing  Tunisia
African Championships
2010 TunisIndividual
2019 BamakoIndividual
2011 CairoIndividual
2012 CasablancaIndividual
2014 CairoIndividual
2015 CairoIndividual
2009 DakarIndividual

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]

References
  1. "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". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  4. "Fencing Worldwide". www.fencingworldwide.com. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  5. "Fencing BEN CHAABANE Amira - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-17.


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