Sport Specific Information |
| Handedness |
Right |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Arabic, English, French |
General Interest |
| Famous relatives |
His younger brother Fares has represented Tunisia in fencing and competed in individual sabre at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. His father Salah has refereed the sport at international level, while his mother, uncle, and cousin have all competed in fencing at an elite level. His partner Sarra Besbes has also represented Tunisia in fencing, competing in individual epee at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Apr 2022; Sarra Besbes Instagram profile, 16 Jan 2022; news-tunisia.tunisienumerique.com, 24 Jul 2021; china.org.cn, 14 Aug 2014; eurofencing.info, 03 Apr 2013) |
| Hobbies |
Travelling, food. (Instagram profile, 19 Nov 2021) |
| Other information |
FOCUSING ON FOIL
He competed in both epee and foil before focusing on foil from 2012 onwards. He is also a qualified international referee in foil. (The Foilist YouTube channel, 24 Jul 2016) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Partner Sarra Besbes, twins Fedy and Samy [2022] |
| Residence |
Paris, FRA |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Ferjo (Instagram profile, 19 Nov 2021) |
| African Championships |
| 2019 |
2 |
Team Foil |
Bamako, Mali |
| 2019 |
3 |
Individual Foil |
Bamako, Mali |
| 2019 |
5 |
Team Epee |
Bamako, Mali |
| 2018 |
2 |
Individual Foil |
Tunis, Tunisia |
| 2018 |
2 |
Team Foil |
Tunis, Tunisia |
| 2017 |
2 |
Team Foil |
Alexandria, Egypt |
| 2016 |
5 |
Individual Foil |
Algiers, Algeria |
| 2015 |
1 |
Individual Foil |
Cairo, Egypt |
| 2015 |
2 |
Team Foil |
Cairo, Egypt |
| 2014 |
3 |
Individual Foil |
Cairo, Egypt |
| 2011 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Cairo, Egypt |
| 2010 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Tunis, Tunisia |
| 2010 |
3 |
Team Foil |
Tunis, Tunisia |
| 2010 |
8 |
Individual Foil |
Tunis, Tunisia |
| 2009 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Dakar, Senegal |
| 2009 |
2 |
Team Foil |
Dakar, Senegal |
| 2009 |
3 |
Individual Foil |
Dakar, Senegal |
| 2009 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Dakar, Senegal |
| 2008 |
2 |
Team Foil |
Casablanca, Morocco |
| 2008 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Casablanca, Morocco |
| 2008 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Casablanca, Morocco |
| 2008 |
5 |
Individual Foil |
Casablanca, Morocco |
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