Yassine Guenichi (born 3 April 1995) is a Tunisian

para-athlete Para-athletics is the sport of athletics practised by people with a disability as a parasport. The athletics events within the parasport are mostly the same as those available to able-bodied people, with two major exceptions in wheelchair rac ...

who specializes in

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

. He represented Tunisia at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

Career

Guenichi represented Tunisia in the men's shot put F36 event at the

and won a silver medal.

References

1995 births Living people Paralympic athletes for Tunisia Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships World Para Athletics Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Tunisia Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Tunisian male shot putters 21st-century Tunisian people {{Tunisia-Paralympic-medalist-stub