African Games champion hammer thrower. Former Tunisian hammer throw record holder.
Won African Games gold medal by just 16 centimetres over Algerian rival Boubekeur in 1978. Following season, he finished second after Boubekeur in first-ever African Championships.
Between 1973 and 1990, Ben Abid crowned as national champion for 15 times.
PERSONAL BEST
HT: 56.38 in Tunis (1980)
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| African Championships | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Arab Athletics Championships | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| International total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisian Athletics Championships | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| National total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Year | Championship | Venue | Place | Mark | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Arab Athletics Championships | Tunis | 3 | 54.76 | ||
| 1979 | Arab Athletics Championships | Baghdad | 1 | 52.43 | ||
| 1979 | African Championships | Dakar | 2 | 53.84 | ||
| 1978 | African Games | Algiers | 1 | 54.90 | CR | |
| 1977 | Arab Athletics Championships | Damascus | 1 | 53.30 | CR |
Tunisia