It’s a dream and it became true - it was my best race ever.

Ahmed Hafnaoui

Ahmed Ayoub Hafnaoui (born 4 December 2002) is a Tunisian swimmer. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal in the men’s 400-metre freestyle. He was the slowest qualifier for the final race but won Olympic gold with a time of 3:43.36; the world record for 400m freestyle is 3:40.07, set in 2009. He finished 8th in the final of the 400 m freestyle at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.Hafnaoui competed as a 16-year old at the 2018 World Championships (SC) in the 400 meters and the 1500 meters, but failed to make the final in either event. As of 2019, he was ranked 100 in the 400 meter freestyle.

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