Safia Djelal
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Algerian |
| Born | 4 March 1983 Batna, Algeria |
| Sport | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Sport | Athletics (track) |
| Disability class | T58 |
Sofia Djelal (Arabic: صفية جلال, born 4 March 1983) is a Paralympian athlete from Algeria competing mainly in category F56-58 javelin throw events.
Career
Paralympic Games
She competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There she won a gold medal in the women's F56-F58 javelin throw event. She also competed in the F56-F58 shot put and discus events.
IPC Athletics World Championships
At the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships in Assen, Netherlands, Djelal won gold in the women's javelin F57/58 event, as well as silver in the shot put F58 event.[1]
In 2015, Djelal was awarded a bronze medal in the F57 discus event at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha.[2] In 2023, she broke her own world record of F57 weight throw (in a wheelchair) at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, with a throw of 11.57 metres.[3]
References
- ^ "Sofia Djelal". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "Sport in Brief". Irish Independent. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mondiaux de para athlétisme: l'Algérienne Safia Djelal bat le record du monde de lancer de poids". RFI (in French). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
External links
- Safia Djelal at the International Paralympic Committee
- Safia Djelal at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)