Marwa Amri
Coach Educator – Africa
Women’s Wrestling
Marwa Amri a former wrestler with the Tunisian women’s national wrestling team. She won a bronze medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics, a silver medal at the Paris 2017 World Championships, and many African titles and international tournaments. After retiring from wrestling, she began coaching for the Tunisian Wrestling Federation.
Marwa is currently the coach the Tunisian women’s national team. In her first year as the coach, she qualified two athletes for the Paris Olympics. Her wrestlers also had a great success at the African Championships (14 medals) and Arab Championships (10 medals). Marwa also completed the Women in Sports High-Performance Programme (WISH) that was conducted by Olympic Solidarity, UWW, and University of Hertfordshire.
Languages
French
English
Arabic
Academic Experience
-
2011 – Sports Instructor Diploma – Tunisian Ministry of Youth Sports and Physical Education
Professional Experience
- 2005 – 2023 – Member of Tunisian Women’s National Team
- 2016 – 2024 – Member of the Athletes Commission for the Olympic Committee (CNOT)
- 2011 – 2024 – Sport School Teacher – School Megrine Chaker Ben Arous
- National Coach – Women’s National Team for Tunisian Wrestling Federation
Accomplishments
- 4-time Olympian as a Wrestler
- Competed in 11 World Championships
- Competed in 4 Mediterranean Games – 3 Medals
- Competed in 14 Continental Championships – 12-time Champion
- 2016 – Bronze Medal at Rio de Janeiro Olympics
- 2017 – Silver Medal at Paris World Championships
- 2009 – Bronze Medal at Junior World Championships
- African Championships – Coach – 6 Medals in U20 (2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
- African Championships – Coach – 8 Medals in Seniors (1 gold, 1 silver 6 bronze)
- 2024 Paris Olympics – Coach – 2 athletes qualified
- U20/U23 Arab Championships – Coach – 10 medals (5 gold, 5 silver)