Hala El-Moughrabi Explained

Hala El-Moughrabi
Headercolor:	98c9f5
Native Name:	هاله المغربي
Native Name Lang:	Arabic
Nationality:	Syrian
Birth Date:	6 June 1959
Birth Place:	Damascus, UAR
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	400 m, 800 m, 1500 m
Show-Medals:	yes
Updated:	20 December 2022

Hala El-Moughrabi (ar|هاله المغربي; born June 6, 1959) is a Syrian retired olympic sprinter and athlete. She represented Syria in 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.^[1] She was also a multiple silver and bronze medalist at the Arab Athletics Championships and a bronze medalist in the relay at the 1987 Mediterranean Games.^[2]

Personal bests

• 400 m – 59.33 (Moscow 1980)
• 800 m – 2:10.3 NR (Damascus 1987)
• 1500 m – 4:45.62 (Helsinki 1983)

Competition record

Representing
1979	Arab Championships	Baghdad, Iraq	bgcolor=silver	2nd	800 m	2:16.62
			3rd	400 m	59.94
1983	Arab Championships	Amman, Jordan	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m	10:40.64
			3rd	1500 m	4:45.74
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	DNS (qf)	400 m	59.58
			17th (q)	800 m	2:15.37
			20th (q)	1500 m	4:45.62
1987	Arab Championships	Algiers, Algeria	3rd	800 m	2:12.60
	Mediterranean Games	Latakia, Syria	8th	200 m	24.90
			4th	400 m	55.39
			5th	relay	48.87
			3rd	relay	4:01.35

Olympic participation

Moscow 1980

Hala El-Mogharabi and Dia Toutingi were the only female participants for Syria in that tournament among a total of 67 participants of Syria.^[3]

Athletics – Track events

See main article: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Position	Result	Position	Result	Position	Result	Position
align=left rowspan=2		400 m^[4]	59.33	6	did not advance
800 m^[5]	2:17.59	6	did not advance

Notes and References

1. Hala El-Moughrabi. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055920/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/hala-el-moughrabi-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 18 July 2017.
2. https://athleticspodium.com/athlete/38081/abir-al-mograbi Hala Abir Al-Mograbi at the athleticspodium.com
3. Syria at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092602/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SYR/summer/1980/. dead. 17 April 2020. 19 July 2017.
4. Athletics at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Women's 400 metres. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175003/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/ATH/womens-400-metres.html. dead. 17 April 2020. 18 July 2017.
5. Athletics at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Women's 800 metres. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174144/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/ATH/womens-800-metres.html. dead. 17 April 2020. 18 July 2017.