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Habiba Ghribi

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Habiba Ghribi (Arabic: حبيبة الغريبي, born 9 April 1984) is a Tunisian middle- and long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, giving her country its first Olympic medal by a woman. She is also the Tunisian record holder in the event, having run 9:05.36 at the Memorial van Damme in Brussels in September 2015. Ghribi competed at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships a number of times but found greater success on the track, winning a steeplechase silver at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics and a bronze in the 1500 metres at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Habiba Ghribi is the 3,586th most popular athlete (down from 3,246th in 2024), the 159th most popular biography from Tunisia (up from 161st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Tunisian Athlete.

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Among people born in 1984, Habiba Ghribi ranks 573. Before her are Petr Pavlensky, Chanelle Scheepers, Ji Hyun-woo, Zawe Ashton, Paz de la Huerta, and Emre Güngör. After her are Ryōhei Kimura, Son Ho-jun, Boy Waterman, Emil Hallfreðsson, Dustin Brown, and Afton Williamson.

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In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Habiba Ghribi ranks 160 out of 210. Before her are Youssef Msakni (1990), Aymen Abdennour (1989), Emel Mathlouthi (1982), Ali Maâloul (1990), Yassine Chikhaoui (1986), Riadh Jelassi (1971), and Mounir Boukadida (1967). After her are Karim Saidi (1983), Lina Ben Mhenni (1983), Sirajeddine Chihi (1970), Poorna Jagannathan (1972), and Marc Gicquel (1977).

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Among ATHLETES In Tunisia

Among athletes born in Tunisia, Habiba Ghribi ranks 5. Before her are Mohammed Gammoudi (1938), Tommaso Costantino (1885), Alberto Pellegrino (1930), and Carlos Rodríguez (null). After her are Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi (2002), Teresa Portela (null), Wassim Ben Tara (1996), Alejandro Alonso (null), Oussama Oueslati (1996), Zied Ayet Ikram (1996), and Eya Guezguez (2005).

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