Mohamed Karim Sassi
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Mohamed Karim Sassi is a Tunisia
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He represented the club AC Nabeul. He won the silver medals at the 1990 Maghreb Championships and the 1995 All-Africa Games
, and competed at the 1995 World Championships and the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final. He became Tunisian champion in 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1996.
His personal best jump was 16.76 metres, achieved in August 1995 in Limoges
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Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
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Triple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
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He represented the club AC Nabeul. He won the silver medals at the 1990 Maghreb Championships and the 1995 All-Africa Games
Athletics at the 1995 All-Africa Games
The sixth All-Africa Games were held in August 1995 in Harare, Zimbabwe. As the track is at an altitude of 1473 metres all performances are considered to be set at altitude, this is believed to assist events up to 400 metres and in the long jump and triple jump...
, and competed at the 1995 World Championships and the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final. He became Tunisian champion in 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1996.
His personal best jump was 16.76 metres, achieved in August 1995 in Limoges
Limoges
Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....
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Achievements
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| 1996 | Olympic Games 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.... |
Atlanta, United States Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
43rd | Triple jump | 14.25 m |