Sofia Djelal (Arabic: صفية جلال, born 4 March 1983) is a
Paralympian
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athlete
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from
Algeria
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competing mainly in category
F56-58 javelin throw events.
She competed in the
2004 Summer Paralympics
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, athletes = 3,806
, events = 519 in 19 sports
, opening = 17 September
, closing = 28 September
, opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos
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in
Athens
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,
Greece
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. There she won a gold medal in the women's F56-
F58 javelin throw event. She also competed in the F56-F58 shot put and discus events.
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1983 births
Living people
Paralympic athletes for Algeria
Paralympic gold medalists for Algeria
Paralympic silver medalists for Algeria
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
21st-century Algerian people
Algerian javelin throwers
Algerian female shot putters
Wheelchair javelin throwers
Wheelchair shot putters
Paralympic javelin throwers
Paralympic shot putters
20th-century Algerian women
20th-century Algerian people
21st-century Algerian women
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