Choukri Abahnini (born 1960) is a former athlete from Tunisia who competed in the pole vault.

Choukri Abahnini

Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Tunisia
African Championships in Athletics
Gold medal – first place 1985 Cairo Pole vault
Gold medal – first place 1988 Annaba Pole vault
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Nairobi Pole vault

He competed for Tunisia in the 1984 African Championships held in Rabat, Morocco in the pole vault finishing in the bronze medal position with a performance of 4.40 m. At the following years African Championships held in Cairo, Egypt he improved this 4m60 enough to win the gold. A feat he repeated at both the 1987 African Games held in Nairobi, Kenya and 1988 African Championships held in Annaba, Algeria with vaults of 4.90 m and 4.85 m respectively.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Tunisia
1983 Maghreb Championships Casablanca, Morocco 2nd Pole vault 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
Arab Championships Amman, Jordan 2nd Pole vault 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
1984 African Championships Rabat, Morocco 3rd Pole vault 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)
1985 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 1st Pole vault 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
World Cup Canberra, Australia 7th Pole vault 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)1
1986 Maghreb Championships Tunis, Tunisia 1st Pole vault 4.83 m (15 ft 10 in)
1987 All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya 1st Pole vault 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in)
Arab Championships Algiers, Algeria 2nd Pole vault 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
1988 African Championships Annaba, Algeria 1st Pole vault 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
1989 Arab Championships Cairo, Egypt 3rd Pole vault 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)

1Representing Africa

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