Birth Name: | Walid Ktila |
Native Name: | وليد كتيلة |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Birth Date: | 1985 7, df=yes |
Residence: | Tunisia |
Weight: | 63 kg |
Sport: | Paralympic athletics |
Disability Class: | T34 |
Disability: | cerebral palsy |
Event: | 100–800 m |
Club: | Tunisian Federation of Sports for the Disabled: Gabès, TUN |
Coach: | Hedi Najah |
Years Active: | 2003–present |
Show-Medals: | no |
Walid Ktila (Arabic: وليد كتيلة; born 20 July 1985) is a Paralympic wheelchair racer from Tunisia who competes in short and middle distances in the T34 category.[1] He won all 100–800 m events at the 2013, 2015 and 2017 world championships.[2] At the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics he won three gold and one silver medal.[3] [4]
Walid holds two IPC world records in athletics in 100 m and 200 m T34 events.
Event | Record | Competition | Location | Date | |
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100 m | 15.69 (+0.1 m/s) | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 17 January 2012 | ||
200 m | 27.98 (−0.3 m/s) | Paralympic Games | London, Great Britain | 4 September 2012 |