Nassima Saifi

Nassima Saifi (; born 29 October 1988) is a Paralympian athlete from Algeria competing mainly in category F58 throwing events. Specialising in both the discus throw and shot put, Saifi is a double Paralympic gold medal winner and three time World Champion.

Personal history Saifi was born in Mila, Algeria in 1988. Born able-bodied, she had her left leg amputated following after being hit by a car in 1998. Her father, realizing she needed something to work on in her spare time, encouraged her to take up an athletics career. She joined the Mila handisport club where she was able to train.

Athletic career Thanks to her father's assistance and encouragement, The following year she appeared at the 2012 Paralympics in London, winning gold in the discus and making her the joint World and Paralympic champion. Two years later in Doha, Saifi claimed her third consecutive World discus title in her class.

In preparation for the Paralympics, she was trained by Hocine Saadoun for three hours a day, every day, except for weekends. Saifi cemented her position as one of the greatest Paralympic competitors at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio. Despite throwing well below her best (her winning throw being 33.33 metres) she was still able to take the gold medal, making her unbeaten at world and Paralympic level since 2011. She also took silver in her less favoured shot put, her first at a Paralympics.