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Nawal El Moutawakel
Winning the first Olympic women’s 400-metre hurdles title.
Olympic gold · Casablanca women’s run
- Born
- 15 April 1962
- Birthplace
- Casablanca, Morocco
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Nawal El Moutawakel
Nawal El Moutawakel is a Moroccan hurdler whose Olympic victory led to a career in sports administration.
Early life
Casablanca
Was born and grew up in Morocco’s largest city.
University
Studied at Iowa State University while developing her international athletics career.
Career
- 1984
Olympic breakthrough
Won the inaugural women’s 400-metre hurdles final.
- 1995–1998
Sports administration
Joined the IAAF council and then the International Olympic Committee.
- 2007–2012
Public leadership
Became Morocco’s sports minister and later an IOC vice-president.
Achievements
Olympic gold
Won the Los Angeles final in 54.61 seconds.
Casablanca women’s run
Started a mass-participation five-kilometre event.
IOC vice-presidency
Was elected to a senior Olympic leadership role.
Beyond athletics
Women’s participation
Her Casablanca run grew into a major event for women.
Olympic service
Chaired evaluation commissions for the 2012 and 2016 host-city selections.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Atr1992. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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