Zoubida Laayouni Explained

Zoubida Laayouni (born 5 February 1956) is a retired Moroccan athlete who specialised in the discus throw. She won eight medals at the African Championships in Athletics including a record six gold medals.

Her personal best in the event is 56.94 metres set in Meknès in 1994. This is the still standing national record.

Competition record

Representing
1979	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus throw	46.18 m
		Montreal, Canada	8th	Discus throw	46.08 m^1
	Mediterranean Games	Split, Yugoslavia	4th	Discus throw	45.88 m
1981	Arab Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus throw	49.88 m
		Rome, Italy	9th	Discus throw	45.24 m^1
1982	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus throw	51.50 m
1983	Maghreb Championships	Casablanca, Morocco	bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus throw	50.92 m
	Arab Championships	Amman, Jordan	bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus throw	47.84 m
	Mediterranean Games	Casablanca, Morocco	4th	Discus throw	51.48 m
1984	African Championships	Rabat, Morocco	bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus throw	52.70 m
1985	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus throw	51.80 m
		Canberra, Australia	8th	Discus throw	49.68 m^1
1987	Arab Championships	Algiers, Algeria	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Discus throw	49.79 m
	Mediterranean Games	Latakia, Syria	5th	Discus throw	51.34 m
1988	African Championships	Annaba, Algeria	3rd	Discus throw	47.50 m
1989	African Championships	Lagos, Nigeria	bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus throw	51.14 m
		Casablanca, Morocco	5th	Discus throw	48.66 m
		Barcelona, Spain	9th	Discus throw	48.34 m^1
	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Discus throw	52.12 m
1990	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus throw	53.10 m
	Maghreb Championships	Algiers, Algeria	bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus throw	54.00 m
1991	Mediterranean Games	Athens, Greece	6th	Discus throw	53.22 m
1992	African Championships	Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius	3rd	Discus throw	52.74 m
1993	Mediterranean Games	Narbonne, France	5th	Discus throw	52.92 m
1994	Jeux de la Francophonie	Bondoufle, France	6th	Discus throw	53.12 m
1995	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	3rd	Discus throw

¹Representing Afric