Personal Information
Family Husband Mohamed Yessine Rhouma, son Elyes
Residence Tunis, TUN
Occupation Athlete, Engineer
Languages Arabic, English, French
License number 29051990006
Club
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing at age nine in Tunis, Tunisia.
Why this sport? She was encouraged to try the sport by her family.
Club / Team Women's Sports Association of Tunis: Tunisia
Name of coach Mohamed Rebai [TUN]
Handedness Right
General Interest
Hobbies Travelling, shopping. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning gold in individual sabre at the 2019 African Championships in Bamako, Mali. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)
Most influential person in career US sabre fencer Mariel Zagunis. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)
Hero / Idol Hungarian sabre fencer Aron Szilagyi. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)
Famous relatives She is related to Tunisian sabre fencer Iheb Ben Chaabene, who has won multiple medals at the African championships. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Jul 2021; Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)
Ambitions To win a medal at the Olympic Games. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)
Other information DOCUMENTARY FILM
She was the subject of a short documentary called 'My Mother is an African Champion' following her gold medal at the 2019 African Championships in Bamako, Mali. The film focuses on how she combines her fencing career with her responsibilities as a mother and her professional career as a software engineer. (Gorilla Prod YouTube channel, 20 Oct 2020)
