Saifi was born in Mila, Algeria in 1988.[1] Born able-bodied, she had her left leg amputated following after being hit by a car in 1998.[2] Her father, realizing she needed something to work on in her spare time, encouraged her to take up an athletics career. She joined the Mila handisport club where she was able to train.[3]
Saifi's first major international success came at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, where she entered both the discus throw and the shot put. Although finishing ninth in the shot, she threw a distance of 40.99 metres to win the gold medal, an improvement of over six metres on her Beijing best.[2][4] The following year she appeared at the 2012 Paralympics in London, winning gold in the discus and making her the joint World and Paralympic champion.[2]
At the 2013 IPC World Championships in Lyon Saifi not only retained her discus title, but also won a bronze in the shot put, her first medal in the event at world level.[2] The discus event was a close affair with Saifi requiring a world record throw of 42.05 metres to record a higher points tally over Ireland's Orla Barry.[5] Two years later in Doha, Saifi claimed her third consecutive World discus title in her class.[2]
In preparation for the Paralympics, she was trained by Hocine Saadoun for three hours a day, every day, except for weekends.[4] Saifi cemented her position as one of the greatest Paralympic competitors at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio. Despite throwing well below her best (her winning throw being 33.33 metres) she was still able to take the gold medal, making her unbeaten at world and Paralympic level since 2011.[2] She also took silver in her less favoured shot put, her first at a Paralympics.[2]
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nassima, saifi, ɑː, ɑː, stress, born, october, 1988, paralympian, athlete, from, algeria, competing, mainly, category, throwing, events, specialising, both, discus, throw, shot, saifi, double, paralympic, gold, medal, winner, three, time, world, champion, pers. Nassima Saifi n ɑː ˈ s ɪ m ɑː s aɪ f iː stress born 29 October 1988 is a Paralympian athlete from Algeria competing mainly in category F58 throwing events Specialising in both the discus throw and shot put Saifi is a double Paralympic gold medal winner and three time World Champion Nassima SaifiPersonal informationNationalityAlgerianBorn 1988 10 29 29 October 1988 age 35 Mila AlgeriaHeight180 cm 71 in SportCountryAlgeriaSportAthletics track DisabilityLimb deficiencyDisability classF58ClubGSP AlgerCoached byHocine SaadouneMedal record Women s para athletics Representing Algeria Paralympic Games 2012 London Discus T57 58 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus T56 57 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F56 F57 World Championships 2011 Christchurch Discus T57 58 2013 Lyon Discus T57 58 2015 Doha Discus T57 2023 Paris Discus F57 2013 Lyon Shot put F58 Pan Arab Games 2011 Doha Discus throw F57 58 2011 Doha Shot put F57 58 Contents 1 Personal history 2 Athletic career 3 References 4 External linksPersonal history editSaifi was born in Mila Algeria in 1988 1 Born able bodied she had her left leg amputated following after being hit by a car in 1998 2 Her father realizing she needed something to work on in her spare time encouraged her to take up an athletics career She joined the Mila handisport club where she was able to train 3 Athletic career editThanks to her father s assistance and encouragement 2 Saifi made her international debut for Algeria at the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships in Assen She entered both the shot put and discus throw finishing fifth in both 2 Saifi made her first appearance at a Summer Paralympics in the 2008 Games in Beijing 2 She entered both the shot put and discus throw finishing tenth and fourth respectively 2 Saifi s first major international success came at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch where she entered both the discus throw and the shot put Although finishing ninth in the shot she threw a distance of 40 99 metres to win the gold medal an improvement of over six metres on her Beijing best 2 4 The following year she appeared at the 2012 Paralympics in London winning gold in the discus and making her the joint World and Paralympic champion 2 At the 2013 IPC World Championships in Lyon Saifi not only retained her discus title but also won a bronze in the shot put her first medal in the event at world level 2 The discus event was a close affair with Saifi requiring a world record throw of 42 05 metres to record a higher points tally over Ireland s Orla Barry 5 Two years later in Doha Saifi claimed her third consecutive World discus title in her class 2 In preparation for the Paralympics she was trained by Hocine Saadoun for three hours a day every day except for weekends 4 Saifi cemented her position as one of the greatest Paralympic competitors at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio Despite throwing well below her best her winning throw being 33 33 metres she was still able to take the gold medal making her unbeaten at world and Paralympic level since 2011 2 She also took silver in her less favoured shot put her first at a Paralympics 2 References edit Saifi Nassima Paralympic org Archived from the original on 23 September 2018 Retrieved 4 September 2016 a b c d e f g h i j k Saifi Nassima IPC Archived from the original on 23 September 2018 Retrieved 4 September 2016 Nassima Saifi championne du monde du lancer de disque in French DjaZairess Archived from the original on 20 February 2017 Retrieved 19 February 2017 a b Rio Paralympics 2016 Discus women T57 Gold medal for Algerian Nassima Saifi aps dz 15 September 2016 Archived from the original on 27 October 2016 Retrieved 26 October 2016 Orla Barry claims discus silver at IPC World Athletics Championships rte ie 27 July 2013 Archived from the original on 27 October 2016 Retrieved 26 October 2016 External links editNassima Saifi at the International Paralympic CommitteeNassima Saifi at IPC InfostradaSports com archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nassima Saifi amp oldid 1213135881, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
