Eya Guezguez

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Eya Guezguez
Personal information
NationalityTunisian
Born(2005-03-12)12 March 2005
M'saken, Tunisia
Died10 April 2022(2022-04-10) (aged 17)
Mediterranean Sea, near Tunis, Tunisia
Relative(s)Sarra Guezguez
(twin sister)
Sport
SportSailing
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2020

Eya Guezguez (12 March 2005 – 10 April 2022) was a Tunisian sailor.[1] She competed in the 49er FX event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career

Eya Guezguez competed in the 49er FX event at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[2] along with her twin sister Sarra.[3] Eya was the youngest Tunisian at the Games, as Sarra was two minutes older than Eya,[4] and Eya was the team's skipper.[5] The pair finished 21st and last in the event,[4] and did not compete in the final three races of the event.[6]

Death

On 10 April 2022, Guezguez drowned whilst training,[4] at the age of 17.[7][8] She had been training with her sister when their boat capsized in the waters near Tunis,[4] due to high winds. An investigation into her death has been launched.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Eya Guezguez". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Sailing: 49er FX Overall Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Eya Guezguez". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Eya Guezguez: Tunisian Olympic sailor dies aged 17 after training accident". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Sport nautique / Voile : la skippeuse tunisienne Eya Guezguez n'est plus". Anadolu Agency (in French). 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  6. ^ "JO Tokyo 2020 voile: le duo Sarra Guezguez et Eya Guezguez termine à la 21e et dernière place du skiff 49er FX". La Presse de Tunisie (in French). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  7. ^ Décès de la jeune skippeuse Eya Guezguez pendant son entraînement (in French)
  8. ^ "Sailing: Skipper Eya Guezguez dies". Tunisie Numerique. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

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