Amira Ben Chaabane ( ar, أميرة بن شعبان; born 29 May 1990) is a Tunisian

sabre A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...

fencer; gold medallist at the 2010 African Fencing Championships. She qualified to the individual event of the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

as one of the best top-ranked fencers of the African zone. She was defeated 15-12 in the first round by

Chen Xiaodong Chen Xiaodong (; born January 11, 1988 in Shanghai) is a Chinese sabre fencer. She won a gold medal, as a member of the host nation's fencing team, in the same weapon at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. Chen represented China at the 2012 Sum ...

of China. In 2019, she won the African Fencing Championships again. She competed at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

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* Tunisian female sabre fencers Living people Olympic fencers of Tunisia Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Tunis 1990 births Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Tunisian women {{Tunisia-fencing-bio-stub