Yassine Gharbi

Yassine Gharbi (born 23 March 1990) is a Paralympic athlete from Tunisia competing in T54 class wheelchair racing. He participated in the 2016 Paralympic Games and is a World Champion in both the 400 and 800 metre races.

He is unable to compete in competitive sports until 4 February 2024 due to a doping suspension.

Personal history Gharbi was born in Radès, Tunisia in 1990.

Sporting career Gharbi took up athletics in 2009 with the intent to improve to improve his social integration.

The following year at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, Gharbi announced his arrival as a major competitor in his class by winning medals in all four of his events. He won bronze in the 800m, silver in the 1500m and set two new championship records to claim gold in both the 200m and 400m races.