Samir Nouioua

Algeria

Athletics

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Limb deficiency

Classification

T46

Further personal information

Occupation

Athlete

Languages

Arabic, French

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

He took up the sport in 2002 in Biskra, Algeria.

International debut

Year

2003

Competing for

Algeria

Location

Nigeria

General interest

Hero / Idol

Algerian middle distance runner Noureddine Morceli. (Athlete, 24 Jan 2011)

Sporting philosophy / motto

"Always be a winner." (Athlete, 24 Jan 2011)

Impairment

His left arm has been amputated below the elbow. (radioalgerie.dz, 22 Oct 2015)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 800 m T46	Heat 1	2
Men's 5000 m T46	Final Round	1
Men's 1500 m T46	Final Round	1
Men's 800 m T46	Final Round	2

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 1500 m T46	Final Round	3
Men's 1500 m T46	Heat 1	1
Men's 800 m T46	Final Round	2
Men's 800 m T46	Heat 3	1

2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 5000 m T46	Final	2011-01-22	9999
Men's 1500 m T46	Final	2011-01-24	1
Men's 800 m T46	Final	2011-01-26	1

London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 1500 m T46	Heat 1	2012-09-01	1
Men's 1500 m T46	Final Round	2012-09-04	3
Men's 800 m T46	Heat 1	2012-09-06	2
Men's 800 m T46	Final Round	2012-09-08	2

IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 5000 m T46	Final 1	2013-07-20	1
Men's 800 m T46	Final 1	2013-07-22	2
Men's 1500 m T46	Final 1	2013-07-25	1

IPC Athletics 2015 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 1500 m T46		Final 1	2015-10-22	1

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 1500 m T46		Final Round	2016-09-16	1

World Para Athletics Championships London 2017 (London, Great Britain)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 1500 m T46		Final 1	2017-07-15	2