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| BESBES Sarra |
| NOC |
Tunisia
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| Gender | Women |
| Born |
05 Feb 1989
in Abu Dhabi, UAE
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| Height | 1.75 m |
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Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Paris, FRA |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
VGA Escrime Saint-Maur: France |
General Interest |
| Famous relatives |
Her mother Hayet has served as an international fencing referee, and as president of the Tunisian Women's Sports Association. Her sister Azza represented Tunisia in individual sabre at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, while her other sisters Hela and Rim, and her brother Ahmed Aziz have also competed for Tunisia in fencing. Her partner Mohamed Ayoub Ferjani represented Tunisia in individual foil at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and the 2021 Grand Prix event in Doha, Qatar. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Apr 2022; Instagram profile, 16 Jan 2022; fie.org, 01 Jun 2018; webmanagercenter.com, 19 Feb 2015; jeuneafrique.com, 30 Jul 2012) |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
Arabic, English, French |
General Interest |
| Other information |
EARLY CAREER
She switched from foil to epee in 2006 as she felt the latter suited her natural style. "I did 11 years in foil, then I decided to change to epee in 2006 because my character is better for epee. All three weapons have different characteristics. I liked foil at the beginning, but I found I was a little slow for foil." (FIE Fencing Channel YouTube channel, 11 Feb 2016) |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
She had an injury prior to the 2019 Grand Prix in Cali, Colombia. She was still able to compete at the event. (tekiano.com, 06 May 2019)
Injury meant she missed the 2017 African Championships in Cairo, Egypt. (Facebook profile, 07 Jun 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Georges Karam |
| Handedness |
Left |
General Interest |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold in individual epee at the 2015 World Cup event in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (VGA Escrime Saint-Maur YouTube channel, 23 Jul 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
She grew up in an active family. "My mother was a fencer, my father was a physical education teacher and basketball coach. I have four sisters and a brother, so to not leave us at home, my mother took us with her to training and little by little the coaches started to teach us." |
General Interest |
| Hero / Idol |
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (VGA Escrime Saint-Maur YouTube channel, 20 Jul 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Training Regime |
She has a fencing training session in the morning and a physical training session in the afternoon. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport at age nine in Tunis, Tunisia. |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Partner Mohamed Ayoub Ferjani, twins Fedy and Samy (2022) |
| Olympic Games |
| 2016 |
Quarterfinal |
Individual Epee |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2012 |
Quarterfinal |
Individual Epee |
London, England |
| World Championships |
| 2015 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Moscow, Russia |
| African Championships |
| 2019 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Bamako, Mali |
| 2019 |
4 |
Team Epee |
Bamako, Mali |
| 2018 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Tunis, Tunisia |
| 2017 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Alexandria, Egypt |
| 2016 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Algiers, Algeria |
| 2015 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Cairo, Egypt |
| 2015 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Cairo, Egypt |
| 2015 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Cairo, Egypt |
| 2014 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Cairo, Egypt |
| 2011 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Cairo, Egypt |
| 2010 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Tunis, Tunisia |
| 2010 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Tunis, Tunisia |
| 2010 |
2 |
Team Foil |
Tunis, Tunisia |
| 2009 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Dakar, Senegal |
| 2009 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Dakar, Senegal |
| 2009 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Dakar, Senegal |
| 2008 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Casablanca, Morocco |
| 2008 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Casablanca, Morocco |
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