Farah Boufadene

Farah Boufadene (born 11 March 1999) is an Algerian former artistic gymnast. She represented her native France until the beginning of 2015 when she switched to representing Algeria. Boufadene participated at the 2015 World Championships and qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics, where she placed 59th in the all-around in the qualifying stage of the competition. She won five medals at the 2015 All-Africa Games, including the vault and uneven bars titles.

Early life Boufadene was born on 11 March 1999, in Saint-Étienne. Her father is an immigrant from Algeria, and she has a younger brother named Ishane. She began gymnastics when she was five years old and trained in her hometown. She was injured again in February 2014 and did not compete again until November at the Elite Gym Massilia. There, she finished 15th in the open all-around competition.

Boufadene became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2015. She injured her ankle at the 2015 French Championships in March and withdrew from the competition. With this decision, she also moved to Avoine to train at Avoine Beaumont Gymnastique.

Boufadene competed at the 2015 World Championships and finished 70th in the all-around during the qualification round with a total score of 51.965. As the highest finisher from an African country, she received a guaranteed berth to the 2016 Summer Olympics for continental representation. She injured her back at the 2016 African Championship on the vault. Despite still being injured, She finished 59th in the all-around during the qualification round and did not advance into any finals.