Habiba Ghribi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Habiba Ghribi
Occupation	Runner
Date Of Birth	Apr 9, 1984(1984-04-09)
Age	40
Birthplace	Kairouan
Country	Tunisia
Birth City	Kairouan Governorate
Horoscope	Aries

Habiba Ghribi Biography

Habiba Ghribi is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on April 9, 1984 in Kairouan, Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia. A Tunisian runner, who is well-known for her ability to compete in both long and middle distance races. She is a specialist in 3000m steeplechase, and she has participated in many Olympic games in Tunisia as part of the national team.

Other professional middle-distance runners who are also known for competing in the 3000 meter steeplechase event include Emma Coburn and David Bedford., David Bedford are two other professional middle-distance runners well-known for their participation in the 3000 meter steeplechase.

Ghribi began her career as a cross country runner and competed in the junior race at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships at the age of fifteen, finishing in 46th place (the second best of the Tunisian team). She competed in the senior short race in 2002, finishing in 76th. Ghribi competed at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics in Radès, Tunisia and ended up in 11th place in the 5000 metres final. Ghribi won the gold in the junior race at the 2002 Pan Arab Cross Country Championships. She also went back to the junior race in 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, improving to 23rd place and heading the Tunisian team to 7th place overall. After modest finishes in the World Cross Country short race in the 2004 and 2005, she switched to focus on the 3000 m steeplechase on the track instead when it became a world championship event.

Ghribi took part in her first World Championships in Athletics at the 2005 Helsinki Championships and finished eighth in her heat, not managing to qualify for the women’s final but setting a personal best and Tunisian record of 9:51.49 nevertheless. She gained her first major medal in the event the following year, taking the silver medal at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics behind world medallist Jeruto Kiptum

She was born in Kairouan in Tunisia, and she shared a photo on Instagram with her husband and their daughter in July 2019.

Habiba Ghribi Net Worth

Habiba Ghribi is one of the richest Runner from Tunisia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Habiba Ghribi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After competing at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2000, she was fifteen years old, she began her Cross Country career. In 2005, she competed in her first World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki. She finished eighth.

She won gold medals at both the 2012 Olympic Games in London (3000 meter steeplechase) and the 2011 World Championships Daegu (same event).

Habiba Ghribi (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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In September 2015 she ran a personal best, Tunisian national record, African record and the 4th fastest time ever of 9:05.36 at the Memorial van Damme in Brussels, Belgium.

Facts & Trivia

Habiba Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Tunisia. Habiba Ghribi celebrates birthday on April 9 of every year.

Top Facts about Habiba Ghribi

1. Habiba Ghribi is a Tunisian middle- and long-distance runner.
2. She won the silver medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2012 Olympics.
3. Ghribi also won gold at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.
4. Her personal best time in the steeplechase is 9:05.36.
5. Ghribi has competed in three Olympic Games (2008, 2012, and 2016).
6. She was named Tunisia’s Female Athlete of the Year four times.
7. In addition to running, Ghribi holds a degree in physical education.
8. She has also been an ambassador for UNICEF since 2013.
9. Ghribi retired from competitive running in 2020 at age 35.
10. Throughout her career, she was known for her tenacity and determination on the track.