Souhad Ghazouani Explained

Souhad Ghazouani
Birth Date:1982 8, df=yes
Country:France
Sport:Paralympic powerlifting
Disability:Paraplegia

Souhad Ghazouani (born 7 August 1982) is a French powerlifter born with paraplegia. She started lifting weights at age six. At the 2004 Summer Paralympics she won silver and in that same year was made a Knight of the National Order of Merit. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics she won a bronze.[1] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics she won gold at the 67.5 kg. She also has a world record in her discipline.[2] She is also a wheelchair racer.[3]

She won the bronze medal in the women's 73 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IPC bio . 2012-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172735/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=515&personid=690000 . 2016-03-03 . live .
  2. Eurosport
  3. Web site: London 2012 . 2012-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120904072130/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athlete/ghazouani-souhad-5509026/ . 2012-09-04 . live .
  4. Web site: Powerlifting Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830130058/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/PWL/PG2020-_PWL_B99_PWL-------------------------------.pdf. 30 August 2021. 2 September 2021. 2020 Summer Paralympics.