Mohamed Charmi (born May 28, 1981) is a

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competing mainly in category T37 middle-distance events. Mohamed has competed in three Paralympic Games and has picked up 6 medals. His first Games were in

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. He won a gold medal in the T37 1500m and a silver in the T37 800m as well as a second gold as part of the Tunisian T35-38 4 × 400 m. Four years later in

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he failed to medal in either the T37 200m or 800m but did win a bronze as part of the Tunisian 4 × 100 m relay team in the T35-38 class race.

Athletics

Men's 1500m - T37 Men's 800m - T37

External links

* Paralympic athletes for Tunisia Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Tunisia Paralympic silver medalists for Tunisia Paralympic bronze medalists for Tunisia Living people 1981 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Tunisian male middle-distance runners African Games gold medalists for Tunisia African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games silver medalists for Tunisia African Games bronze medalists for Tunisia Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century Tunisian people 20th-century Tunisian people {{Tunisia-Paralympic-medalist-stub