Syrine Ebondo (née Balti; born 31 October 1983) is a Tunisian track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault. She is one of Africa's top pole vaulters and is a seven-time African champion. Her personal best of 4.21 metres, set in 2006, was the Tunisian record for the event until it was surpassed by

Dorra_Mahfoudhi Dorra Mahfoudhi (born 7 August 1993) is a Tunisian athlete specialising in the pole vault. She won several medals on continental level. Dorra is also a medical Doctor specialised in surgery. Her personal best in the event are 4.31 metres outdoor ...

in Rabat 2019 (4.31 metres).

Athletic career

Born in Tunis, she won her first international medal at the age of fifteen, taking the pole vault title at the

1999 African Junior Athletics Championships The 1999 African Junior Athletics Championships was the fourth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held in Tunis ''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note ...

. She became the first women's pole vault champion at the

1999 Pan Arab Games The 1999 Pan Arab Games were ninth edition of the multi-sport event between Arab countries and were held from August 15 to August 31. A total of around 4600 athletes from 21 countries participated in the 29 sports on offer. The opening ceremony tha ...

, following its introduction into the programme.Pan Arab Games
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-07-09. Balti cleared four metres for the first time in 2000 and went on to claim the gold medal at the

2000 African Championships in Athletics The 12th African Championships in Athletics were held in Algiers, Algeria between 12 and 15 July 2000 at the Stade 5 Juillet 1962. Men's results Field Women's results Track Field Medal table See also * 2000 in athletics (track ...

.African Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-07-09. From 2001 onwards she based her training in Toulouse in France. That year she achieved an African junior indoor record of 4.10 metres.Balti Syrine
IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-09. She was ninth at the

2001 Francophone Games The 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as ''IVes Jeux de la Francophonie'', (French for ''Francophone Games'') were held in Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau Gatineau ( ; ) is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is located on the northern ...

and sixth at the

2001 Mediterranean Games The XIV Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2001), commonly known as the 2001 Mediterranean Games, were the 14th Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 2-15 September 2001, where 2,991 athletes ( ...

. In 2002, she came ninth at the

2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Kingston, Jamaica from July 16 to July 21, 2002. Men's Results Women's Results Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, ...

then defended her title at the

African Championships An African Championship is a top level international sports competition between African athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships ;Athletics * African Championships in At ...

. A personal best of 4.10 metres at the

2002 IAAF World Cup The 9th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was hosted by Madrid, September 21–22, 2002, in the Estadio La Peineta. The IAAF worl ...

was also an African junior record mark. She vaulted 4.20 metres indoors in 2003 (a Tunisian record) and matched that height outdoors in 2004. A third straight African championship title came that year, and she also defended her crown at the

2004 Pan Arab Games The 10th Pan Arab Games was an international multi-sport event which took place in Algiers, Algeria, between 24 September and 10 October 2004. It witnessed the participation of all Arab League members for the first time – 22 countries participate ...

. Her 2005 season was highlighted by a win at the

Arab Athletics Championships The Arab Athletics Championships is an event organized by the Arab Athletic Association. It traditionally occurred every two years. It was not held in 1985 due to the schedule clash with the Pan Arab Games. However, due to the erratic scheduling ...

and a silver medal at the 2005 Francophone Games. She equalled her indoor record of 4.20 m at the French Championships and set an outright best of 4.21 m for a fourth consecutive win at the 2006 African Championships, which was also a

championship record The sports under the umbrella of athletics, particularly track and field, use a variety of statistics. In order to report that information efficiently, numerous abbreviations have grown to be common in the sport. Starting in 1948 by Bert Nelson a ...

). She was again chosen as Africa's representative at the

2006 IAAF World Cup The 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event, held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, which took place on 16 and 17 September 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Athe ...

and she finished in seventh. Her 2007 season was curtailed and she dropped out of the sport altogether, not returning until the 2012 season. She came back to win her fifth gold medal at the

2012 African Championships in Athletics The 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle in Porto Novo, Benin from 27 June to 1 July 2012. It was the first time that Benin had hosted the event. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Participatin ...

.Watta, Evelyn (2012-06-29)
Milama wins first-ever sprint title for Gabon – African champs, Day 2

IAAF World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...

. Retrieved on 2012-06-29. She won her sixth gold medal at the

2014 African Championships in Athletics The 2014 African Championships in Athletics was held in Marrakech, Morocco from 10 to 14 August 2014. The competition was the 19th edition of Africa senior championships. The competition served as preparation to African athletes for the next conti ...

, tying Moroccan discus thrower

Zoubida Laayouni Zoubida Laayouni (born 5 February 1956) is a retired Moroccan athlete who specialised in the discus throw. She won eight medals at the African Championships in Athletics The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event o ...

for the most individual wins by a woman at the African Championships.

Competition record

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ebondo, Syrine Living people 1983 births Sportspeople from Tunis Tunisian female pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games African Games gold medalists for Tunisia African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Tunisia Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Tunisian women 20th-century Tunisian people 21st-century Tunisian women 21st-century Tunisian people Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Tunisia Arab Athletics Championships winners