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| Ahmed
HAFNAOUI |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
Tunisia
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 04 Dec 2002
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Tunis, TUN |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning a gold medal in the 400m freestyle event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 14 Sep 2021) |
Famous relatives |
His father Mohamed represented Tunisia in basketball. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 26 Dec 2021; olympics.com, 25 Jul 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
His father enrolled him in a swimming club. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Tunisian swimmer Oussama Mellouli. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 26 Dec 2021) |
Awards and honours |
He was named Swimming World magazine's African Male Swimmer of the Year for 2021. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 26 Dec 2021)
He received the 2021 African Male Swimmer of the Year award from swimming website SwimSwam in its Swammy Awards. (swimswam.com, 22 Dec 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at age six. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Arabic, English |
General Interest |
Other information |
INDIANA COMMIT
In September 2021 he announced that he had committed to join Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, United States of America for the 2022/23 season. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 07 Sep 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Freestyle |
3:43.36 |
| 10 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
800m Freestyle |
7:49.14 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
1500m Freestyle |
15:09.02 |
| 18 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
800m Freestyle |
7:51.72 |
| Heats |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
400m Freestyle |
3:48.05 |
| 1 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
800m Freestyle |
7:37.00 |
| 1 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
1500m Freestyle |
14:31.54 |
| 2 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
400m Freestyle |
3:40.70 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
1500m Freestyle |
14:10.94 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
400m Freestyle |
3:40.30 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
1500m Freestyle |
15:02.25 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
400m Freestyle |
3:45.98 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2019 |
Berlin, GER |
400m Freestyle |
3:54.39 |
African Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2018 |
Algiers, ALG |
1500m Freestyle |
15:45.46 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Algiers, ALG |
800m Freestyle |
8:08.74 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Algiers, ALG |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:27.92 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Algiers, ALG |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:31.55 |
World Series |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
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2020 |
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10km |
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| 69 |
2020 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
1:56:08.8 |
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