Mehdi El Ghazouani Explained

Mehdi El Ghazouani (Arabic: المهدي الغزواني, born 30 March 1976)^[1] is a retired Moroccan long jumper.

He won the silver medal at the 1995 African Junior Championships,^[2] and the bronze medal at the 2000 African Championships behind compatriot Younès Moudrik and Egyptian Hatem Mersal.^[3] He also competed at the 2000 Olympic Games without reaching the final.^[4] He became Moroccan long jump champion in 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000. He also became triple jump champion in 1996 as well as 100 and 200 metres double champion in 1997.^[5]

His personal best jump is 7.96 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Casablanca.

Notes and References

1. https://athleticspodium.com/athlete/503/mehdi-el-ghazouani Mehdi El Ghazouani's profile at Athletics Podium
2. Web site: African Junior Championships . GBR Athletics . Athletics Weekly . 30 January 2011.
3. Web site: African Championships . GBR Athletics . Athletics Weekly . 30 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101226115712/http://gbrathletics.com/ic/afc.htm . 26 December 2010.
4. El-Mehdi El-Ghazouani . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/el-mehdi-el-ghazouani-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 30 January 2011.
5. Web site: Moroccan Championships . GBR Athletics . Athletics Weekly . 30 January 2011.