Personal information | |
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Nationality | Tunisian |
Born | M'saken, Tunisia | 12 March 2005
Died | 10 April 2022 Mediterranean Sea, near Tunis, Tunisia | (aged 17)
Relative(s) | Sarra Guezguez (twin sister) |
Sport | |
Sport | Sailing |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | 2020 |
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.
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]
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]