Ali Gharbi

{{Short description|Tunisian swimmer (1955–2009)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1955|4|18|df=yes}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|12|12|1955|4|18|df=yes}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1975 Algiers | 400 m freestyle}}

{{MedalBronze| 1975 Algiers | 1500 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition|All-Africa Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1973 Lagos | 400 m freestyle}}

{{MedalGold| 1978 Algiers | 100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalGold| 1978 Algiers | 200 m freestyle}}

{{MedalGold| 1978 Algiers | 400 m freestyle}}

{{MedalGold| 1978 Algiers | 1500 m freestyle}}

{{MedalGold| 1978 Algiers | 100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalGold| 1978 Algiers | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver| 1973 Lagos | 200 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver| 1973 Lagos | 100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver| 1973 Lagos | 200 m medley}}

{{MedalSilver| 1978 Algiers | 100 m butterfly}}

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Ali Gharbi (18 April 1955 - 12 December 2009) was a Tunisian former swimmer who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gh/ali-gharbi-2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112919/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gh/ali-gharbi-2.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |accessdate=7 May 2012}} He was considered the best Arab and African swimmer before the rise of Oussama Mellouli. In 1977, he joined his teammate in the national team, Myriam Mizouni, at Esperance Sportif in Tunis and, together, they won numerous events. He died at the age of 54 after a long illness.{{cite web|url=https://www.turess.com/fr/tapfr/8999 |title=Natation - décès de l'ancien nageur tunisien Ali Gharbi |publisher=turess.com |accessdate=2021-10-02 }}