- Mohamed Karim Sassi
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Mohamed Karim Sassi (born 12 December 1968) is a Tunisian triple jumper.
He represented the club AC Nabeul.[1] He won the silver medals at the 1990 Maghreb Championships and the 1995 All-Africa Games,[2][3] and competed at the 1995 World Championships and the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[1][4] He became Tunisian champion in 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1996.[5]
His personal best jump was 16.76 metres, achieved in August 1995 in Limoges.[6]
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Tunisia 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 43rd Triple jump 14.25 m References
- ^ a b "Karim Sassi". Sports-Reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/karim-sassi-1.html. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "Maghreb Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/magc.htm. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "All-Africa Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afg.htm. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "Men Triple Jump World Championship 1995 Goteborg (SWE)". Todor Krastev. http://www.todor66.com/athletics/world/1995/Men_Triple_Jump.html. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ "Tunisian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/tun.htm. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ IAAF profile for Mohamed Karim Sassi
External links
- IAAF profile for Mohamed Karim Sassi
Categories:- 1968 births
- Living people
- Triple jumpers
- Tunisian athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Tunisia
- African athletics biography stubs
- Tunisian sportspeople stubs
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