Tunisia competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.

Background Tunisia finished the 2016 Games ranked third all time for total medals won by African countries, with 74 all time, of which 32 were gold, 28 silver and 14 bronze. They were ahead of fourth ranked Zimbabwe who had 23 gold, 26 silver and 20 bronze medals for a total of 69 medals. They were behind second ranked Egypt who had 143 total medals, 45 gold, 43 silver and 55 bronze.

Tunisia also finished number one in terms of total medals won by an African country in Rio. They won 19 total medals. Their total number of gold medals, 7, put them second in Africa, behind Nigeria with 8.

Medalists Gold medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date Raoua Tlili Athletics Women's shot put F41 9 September Maroua Brahmi Athletics Women's club throw F31/32 9 September Soumaya Bousaid Athletics Women's 1500 m T13 10 September Abbes Saidi Athletics Men's 1500 m T38 10 September Walid Ktila Athletics Men's 100 m T34 12 September Raoua Tlili Athletics Women's discus throw F41 15 September Maroua Brahmi Athletics Women's shot put F32 17 September

Silver medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date Samar Ben Koelleb Athletics Women's shot put F41 9 September Hania Aidi Athletics Women's shot put F54 10 September Najah Chouaya Athletics Woman's 1500 m T13 10 September Rima Abdelli Athletics Woman's shot put F40 11 September Hania Aidi Athletics Women's javelin throw F53/54 13 September Walid Ktila Athletics Men's 800 metres T34 14 September

Bronze medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Fadhila Nafati Athletics Woman's shot put F54 10 September Yassine Gharbi Athletics Men's 400 m T54 12 September Neda Bahi Athletics Women's 400 m T37 13 September Bilel Aloui Athletics Men's 5000 m T13 15 September Fathia Amaimia Athletics Women's discus throw F41 15 September Smaali Bouaabid Athletics Men's shot put F40 16 September

Athletics Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat FinalResultRankResultRankWalid Ktila100 m15.441 Q15.14800 m1:46.281 Q1:40.31

See also Tunisia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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